. The library, the school and the child . America and, while there, was in-vited to tlie Pratt Institute Library of P)r()()klyn to givean evening of story-telling for the benefit of the following year she ga\e a course of lectures in theTraining School for Childrens Librarians at the Pitts-l)urgh Library—the first formal instruction given in storytelling, in America, at least. It was from this visit thatthe story hour arose. It must be said, however, thatstories had been told in several libraries for some yearsbefore this, the suggestion having come, it is said, fromKate Douglas Wigg
. The library, the school and the child . America and, while there, was in-vited to tlie Pratt Institute Library of P)r()()klyn to givean evening of story-telling for the benefit of the following year she ga\e a course of lectures in theTraining School for Childrens Librarians at the Pitts-l)urgh Library—the first formal instruction given in storytelling, in America, at least. It was from this visit thatthe story hour arose. It must be said, however, thatstories had been told in several libraries for some yearsbefore this, the suggestion having come, it is said, fromKate Douglas Wiggins story Polly Olizcrs in 1893. The story hour is generally held weekly throughoutthe year from September to June. OccasionalK two areheld, one on Saturday- morning for the younger children,and one after four oclock during the week for theolder ones. \\ here onh- one is held se\cral stories aretold adapted to ditTerent ages. A room in the basement See last three chapters of this story. THE CHTIl) AXI) TIIK LIHRARV 61. 62 llll. , SCHOOL, AND nilLD of the lil)rarv is frc(|uentl\ used, though many newl)Uil(hni!;s are beinjj^ provided witli a specially e(|uip]iedroom which is reserved for the story ])eriods. Theroom is furnished with plain benches arranged in semi-circles around the stor\- toller and, in the wealthierlihiarics, is proxided with a stcreojiticon for ])ur])oses ofillustration. Ilie storx teller, to be effective, requires very s])ecialgifts. She must gri]) the attention of every childthroughout the period and present her story with all itsoriginal beauty preserved. .Ml this requires, not onlylong, careful study of the tale itself, but a closeacquaintance with the workings of the child mind and,in addition, a culti\ated voice of sufficient liexibility toexpress and inspire all the emotions involved in thestory. The various librar\- training schools, of whichthere are now thirteen in the United States, give specialinstruction in the art, and
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