Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 June 1950 — Page 29
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Indianapolis libraries play a system.
special part in our public school!
Through Central Library and 18 of its 20 branches, plus book stations at elementary schools, children are taught to know books as a source of pleasure as well as knowledge. v3 Few teachers have the time to encourage ‘anid guide their pupils
in outside reading. Few schools have the resources to support a library of non-essential books, With our library system under
“control of Indianapolis School
City, as it is, these services are performed for the children in elementary schools. Special classes and other servfces are offered, Summer reading Clubs and story telling hours are “held. Exhibits are arranged. From
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early grades onward, children are privileged to learn a love of books whieh will last them through life. * Teen-Age Library For teen-agers, recently established Holladay Memorial Branch, 5549 College Ave, is a unique haven, being: the only lbrary building reserved for high school students in the United States. Adult education is promoted and facilitated in the “people's luniversity” by a large collection of books in all fields of learning In all, the library system owns 720,910 books, 171,788 pamphlets, 56,428 picture prints, 997 records and 520 magazines and newspaper subscriptions. How well are they used? One library card was issued for every four and one half persons
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Patients at General Hospital| and Flower Mission find talking books and ceiling books available in a widespread extension division that supplies 20 outlets, If he were active enough, any resident could ask to have pre-| pared reading lists, book talks, | program planning, bibliographies and information on 16-millimeter, films, and could schedule the use of the library auditorium, Cropsey | Hall, as well. — - Low Costs Such an array of services! {sounds expensive: to- achieve maintain. But, according to Miss Marian ‘McFadden, librarian, the cost is! only $1.70 per capita, tremely low rate for cities of this| size. The low rate is not achieved through sub-standard salaries. Library personnel pay is neither extravagantly high nor un-|
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feasonably Tow; Tt has keep pace ‘with teacher salaries in Indianapolis up to the point . where added responsibility and improve ments in technique send the teacher ahead in later years. buying, planning and operation play a big part in making our library service economix Certain expenses do not appear in the library budget, however, being taken care of by the School City administration in {conjunction with similar school expenses. Libraries. Within a Mile The network of library
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branches is so arranged as to {place no resident more than one mile from his nearest book ource.
Recent real estate develop-| ments ofl the city’s outskirts have | {upset that {slight degree. The hinterlanders will: be taken care of, according
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