Download or read book Essentials in Library Administration (Classic Reprint) written by L. E. Stearns and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Essentials in Library Administration This tract is compiled, with modifications and additions, from the Handbook of Library Organization of the Library Commissions of Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin, permission having been given by the officers of the Minnesota State Library Commission, editors, for which grateful acknowledgment is herewith tendered. Thanks are also due Miss Julia E. Elliott, Chicago, Ill., and the staff of the University of Illinois Library School for valuable assistance. The tract is intended to supplement two of the Library Tracts previously issued by the Publishing Board - "Why Do We Need a Public Library?" and "How to Start a Public Library," to which attention is invited. It is addressed primarily to the untrained librarian and to library trustees. For further information the librarian is referred to Hints to Small Libraries, by Mary W. Plummer. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.