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  PAPERS AND PROCEEDINGS

  OF THE

  THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING

  OF THE

  AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

  HELD AT

  OTTAWA, CANADA

  JUNE 26-JULY 2, 1912


  AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 78 E. WASHINGTON STREET CHICAGO, ILL. 1912




CONTENTS


  General sessions:                                                 PAGE

  Addresses of welcome and response                                   57

  Address                                      Herbert Putnam         59

  President's address:  The public library: a
    leaven'd and prepared choice               Mrs. H. L. Elmendorf   67

  Publicity for the sake of information: The
    public's point of view                     W. H. Hatton           72

  Secretary's report                           George B. Utley        75

  Treasurer's report                           Carl B. Roden          81

  Reports of boards and committees:

  Finance committee                            C. W. Andrews          81

  A. L. A. Publishing Board                    Henry E. Legler        83

  Trustees of endowment funds                  W. C. Kimball          91

  Bookbinding                                  A. L. Bailey           93

  Bookbuying                                   W. L. Brown            95

  Co-ordination                                C. H. Gould            96

  Co-operation with the N. E. A                M. E. Ahern           101

  Federal and state relations                  B. C. Steiner