The Courier-Journal from Louisville, Kentucky • Page 21

N- SECTION 9 NOVEMBER 12. 1944 WOME Amusements, pp. 4, 8, 9, 10 SOCIE and Features, pp. 4, 5, 6, 8 Kathleen Norris, p. 7 Art, p.

11 Radio, pp. 10, 12 Music, p. 10 Maid In Manhattan, p. 6 Clubs, pp. 7, 8 Society, pp.

2, 5 i -err i ,1 AH I Mil WW' A v' 8L 89 An effort will be made by libraries and schools all over the country, November 12-18, to ers of pre-srhool rhildren in acquainting them with the library. Jimmie Connelly, Billy persuade every child who can write to have his own library card and to interest moth- Hennessy, Veneda Smith from Presentation Academy get help from Kathleen Atkins. TM IE 3T2 UN STT JEMS MJEJET TTMJE WdDHMLIID- IF 22? IK TTMIIS IE IE IK 1m JL V. 1 Parents, teachers and librarians join children celebrating Book Week on bicentennial of first children book THIS week children will be celebrating Book Week in the schools and libraries throughout the city. Also, they will be commemorating the two hundredth anniversary of John Newbery's publication of the first child's book, "Little Pretty Pocket Book," a collection of children's stories.

It was Newbery who published the first illustrated books for children. Started in 1919 by Franklin Mathiews, chief librarian for the Boy Scouts of America, Book Week has become a national campaign to arouse public interest in more and better books for children. Book Week gives the public and school libraries a good opportunity to offer their wares to the children. However, libraries do not assume the sole responsibility for the increased use of books among children. They point out that parents must encourage children to read in the home.

The Louisville Free Public Library tries, through Its parents' room and programs, to educate parents in the importance of suitable books for children. A program to observe Book Week was held Thursday when Louisville authors of children's books and librarians were speakers. Emphasis of the week will be on the use of school and public libraries. Children will be shown how to find books they want at the libraries, how to keep library cards, the correct way to check out books and numerous other things that make a child feel at home in a library. November was selected as the best time of year ta promote the sale of children's books.

The Christmas rush hasn't started yet and the stores can give more time to the customers and attractive book displays. Tp2 7 Jxv isHfL miri $mvv IIMIIWMBIMBMiSIWWMH Joyce Rader and Stanton Baker find the 18lh Century "Little Pretty Pocket Book," published by John Newbery, just a funny museum piece. They prefer the illustrated modern books at the public libraries. Through Book Week, children will come to the main library during school hours to hear Mrs. Paul Ileitis tell stories.

After Book Week, she'll resume her practice of going to different schools for story telling. For Richard' Walsh and Virginia Karem, younger children, she illustrates the tales with pictures. lJLut k4 Mil I Ks. 1 COUKIEK-JOURNAL PHOTOS BY WHIT WOOTTOM. Mrs.

E. C. Pearson," David Pearson, Mrs. Arthur Markham, Mrs. Clyde Pearson fr; among the many who attended the program on Thursday which preceded Book main library has a parents room when they can get hooks for and about children.

1 It's hard for Linda Anne Wright to choose, as many new books have been bought by schools with waste paper drive proceeds. Thursday's Public Library program aroused interest of parents. Clarence Graham talked on Book Weekt Bern ice Bell on Newbery's books; Mrs. Cora Burlingame on her hook. "Lord of London iMrs.

Briant Sando on James Thurher'a "Many Moons;" Mrs. Sam McMeekin on her book, "Juba's New Moon1.