CATERING FOR LITERARY NEEDS.
THE LIBRARIES CONFERENCE. [BZ-TELEGEAPH— - PEESS ASSOCIATION-.] AUCKLAND^. This Day. The Libraries Association Conference opened to-day. The Southern delegates were welcomed by the l^layor (Mr. L. J. Bagnall) and the president (Mr. F. W. Leys), and the speeches were acknowledged by Mr. M. Cohen (Dunedin) and Mr. Atkinson (Wellington). The president urged that the best endeavours should be employed in bringing libraries more into line with the commercial and social life of our cities. He spoke of the relationship between libraries and public schools, and said a large sphere was open for catering for the literary needs of the country districts. He , believed the city libraries could be used to meet this want without imposing financial burdens on the city taxpayer.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 88, 15 April 1911, Page 6
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124CATERING FOR LITERARY NEEDS. Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 88, 15 April 1911, Page 6
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