Project Gutenberg 2014-10-16 Public domain in the USA. 115 American Library Association. General Meeting General Meeting of the American Library Association Meeting, American Library Association. General Association, General Meeting of the American Library Papers and Proceedings of the Thirty-Fifth General Meeting of the American Library Association Held at Kaaterskill, N. Y., June 23-28, 1913 Papers and Proceedings of the 35th General Meeting of the American Library Association Held at Kaaterskill, N. Y., June 23-28, 1913 Reading ease score: 58.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Richard Tonsing, Adrian Mastronardi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Papers and Proceedings of the Thirty-Fifth General Meeting of the American Library Association" is a scientific publication detailing the proceedings of a significant conference held in the early 20th century. The book encapsulates discussions, addresses, and reports presented by various influential figures within the library community, focusing on the evolution, challenges, and opportunities of public libraries in America. The opening portion introduces the event, with the President of the American Library Association delivering an address that emphasizes the transformative power of libraries in promoting democracy and education throughout history. It highlights key themes such as the evolution of books, the importance of accessible education, and the role of libraries in meeting societal needs, especially regarding expanding literacy and learning opportunities. The President's address serves as a thoughtful commentary on the library movement's historical context, comparing past and present challenges while advocating for libraries as vital resources for all demographics, including immigrants and children. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American Library Association Library science -- Congresses Z Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Reports & Conference Proceedings Browsing: Teaching & Education 1525876 1525816 2025-01-19T05:13:26.087160 2023-09-20T11:34:50.910486 text/html text/html 1536082 2014-10-16T14:07:26 text/html; charset=us-ascii 556071 2014-10-16T14:08:26 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 603682 2025-01-19T05:13:47.921048 application/epub+zip 618975 2025-01-19T05:13:30.094121 application/epub+zip 618975 2025-01-19T05:13:28.090163 application/epub+zip 1031338 2025-01-19T05:13:59.606491 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1014884 2025-01-19T05:13:44.884075 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1015298 2022-09-21T11:58:58.000953 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1419419 1419187 2024-10-19T16:21:00.581620 2023-09-20T11:34:47.523444 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1419606 2014-10-16T14:07:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 499325 2014-10-16T14:08:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1419614 2014-10-16T14:08:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 499243 2014-10-16T14:08:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22078 2025-01-19T05:13:59.761485 application/rdf+xml 8771 2025-01-19T05:13:28.269155 image/jpeg 2085 2025-01-19T05:13:28.181159 image/jpeg 560385 2025-01-19T05:13:26.205178 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog