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OF THE

American Library

Association

VOLUME I
JANUARY-NOVEMBER, 1907

AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

34 NEWBURY STREET, BOSTON

1907

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A separate, detailed index to the Proceedings of the Asheville conference is on pages 321-26. As the numbers of the Bulletin for 1907 are separately paged the following references are to month and page.

American association of law libraries, officers, Sep:21; proceedings, July: 246. Asheville conference, advance arrangements, March:5; May:6; advance program, May:2; proceedings, July:1-326. Bibliographical society of America, July:

294.

Charter, Sep: 2.

Committees, personnel, Sep:13; reports, Bookbinding, Jan: 8, March:10, July: 110; Bookbuying, Jan:9; July: 59; Catalog rules, July: 47; Cooperation with N. E. A., July: 87; Headquarters, Jan: 6, May:1, July:52; International relations, July:87; Library administration, July: 159; Library architecture, Jan: 7, July: 119; Library post, July:158; Library training, July: 108; Library work with the blind, July: 39; Public documents, July: 132; Social education congress, July: 116; Title-pages to periodicals, July: 157; Travel, Jan: 7, May: 6.

Constitution, text, Sep: 14; proposed revis-
ion, Nov: 1,8.

Council, membership, Sep:12; proceedings,
July: 298.

Dewey, Melvil, Man-a-month volunteers,
March: 1.

Executive Board, membership,

Executive officer, report 1906, July: 116.
Handbook, Sep:1-65.

Jugend confiscated, Nov: 8.

Lane, W. C., Our object, Jan: 1.

League of library commissions, Jan:11,
March:12; officers, Sep:21; proceedings,
July: 231.

Library associations, list of, Sep: 23.
commissions, list of, Sep: 22.
periodicals, Sep:21.

schools, Sep: 22.

Membership, Jan: 5, March:4, May:12, Sep
3-9; complete list, Sep: 26.
National ass'n, of state libraries, officers,
Sep:21; proceedings, July:193.

Necrology, Sep:65.

Officers, July: 191; Sep:11.

Publishing board, announcements, March: 7; history, March:8; publications, Sep: 18; report for 1906, July:53.

Secretary, report 1906, July:12.

Sections, Sep:20; proceedings at Asheville, July: 261.

Treasurer, report 1906, July:16.

Sep:11;

proceedings, Jan: 3, July: 295, Nov: 2.

Trustees endowment fund, report 1906,
July: 22.

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OUR OBJECT

WILLIAM COOLIDGE LANE

Chairman A. L. A. Publishing Board

HIS first number of a Bulletin of the American Library Association marks, it is hoped, the beginning of a closer connection between the Association and its members. The regular issue of such a Bulletin four or six times a year, or perhaps oftener if needed, would make it possible for the executive officers to communicate at frequent stated periods with members, and to keep them informed of action taken by the several boards and committees of the Association in the intervals between meetings.

For many years the chief function of the Association was to provide annually a meeting-place for librarians at some convenient point, and to stimulate interest in library matters by conventions now in one place and now in another, in different parts of the country. State and local associations, which have sprung from the interest and enthusiasm aroused by these meetings, now hold similar gatherings, which for many of their members serve the same purpose that was served by the earlier meetings of the American Library Association. Relying on these local associations to care for library interests, each in its own field, the general association in its present work may properly emphasize its national character. It will still provide, as no state or inter-state body can do, an annual convention, which shall bring together librarians from all parts of the United States and Canada. By means of its Publishing Board it can issue booklists, indexes, and manuals, which will be of general use throughout the country. Through its committees, it can gather information in regard to important subjects from every state, and present the result of these general surveys in reports which will reach all its members. It can give special attention to fostering library interests in those sections of the

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