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LIBRARIES OF FLORIDA	FEBRUARY, 1958

Library Shelf
BETTY BRIDGMAN
in the Christian Science Monitor
See how the paper remembers what it's told,
Letter-perfect, like aspiring actor
Rising to recite, whenever called.
Speech of Lincoln, Socrates or Hector--
Awake all hours of the twenty-four
With every answer ready on its tongue;
In language fluent, versed in nature lore,
Wise as the ancient, eager as the young.
It won't forget the date of Waterloo.
It keeps the color of Cleopatra's hair,
And map of where the Hanging Gardens grew,
Shelley's defiance, Sappho's bright despair.
Paper remembers old Mosaic law,
And footprints of those birds we never saw.

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They Look For The Right Answers
Bert Barnes, an official of the big national organization, United Parcel Service, pays his tribute to public libraries in The Advertiser's Digest, Chicago.

He tells how one smart librarian, to focus attention on the vital part that a public library plays in the life of a community, induced members of a camera club to take color slides showing the many uses of books.

Selected Kodachromes were used in a slide-show. Given before luncheon clubs and other groups it gave citizens a clearer idea of the part played by their library.

"What seemed to impress everyone," wrote Mr. Barnes, "was the great variety of activities for which the library books furnished useful helpful knowledge.

"There were pictures of people engaged in every conceivable hobby and do-it-yourself activity, from flower arranging, weaving and painting to pottery making and boat building, not to mention the interesting shots of students griding out lessons, business researchers trying to find the right answers, and so forth."

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Because they appreciate the value of books, officials of The Port of New York Authority have made it possible for ill employees to request the company librarian to send any books of their choice to their homes. Our hope is that eventually we'll have a public library system in Florida which will fill the book needs of all its people - those who are ill and those in good health.

Florida State Library Board

Thomas Dreier, Chairman
1011 Brightwaters Blvd.
St. Petersburg

Mrs. Joe H. Farrington
59 N.W. 10th St.
Miami

Louis Capron
218 Westminster Road
West Palm Beach

Dr. Dorothy Dodd
Secretary and State Librarian

Verna R. Nistendirk
Director of Library Extension

Mrs. Alice Reilly
Public Library Consultant

FLORIDA STATE LIBRARY
Supreme Court Building
Tallahassee, Florida

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BULK RATE
U. S. POSTAGE
PAID
Tallahasse, Fla.
Permit No. 27

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Mrs. Clyde W. Atkinson
Ocala Road
Tallahassee, Floriday