. The library, the school and the child . ^—in schools, in the post-offices of the distant 112 I11I-: LII!kAR\, SCHOOL, AXI) CHILD mountain hamlets near the snow line, in the oil fields,mines, and lumber camps, and on steamboats. No oneof these county libraries levies the whole tax of one millmade possible by the law. The appropriations vaiy fromone-fourteenth to two-thirds of a mill, but for the twenty-six counties it averages one-sixth of a mill. Thus, afarmer with $5,000 assessment would pay less than onedollar a year for the benefit of having an almost limitlesssupply of good literature pl
. The library, the school and the child . ^—in schools, in the post-offices of the distant 112 I11I-: LII!kAR\, SCHOOL, AXI) CHILD mountain hamlets near the snow line, in the oil fields,mines, and lumber camps, and on steamboats. No oneof these county libraries levies the whole tax of one millmade possible by the law. The appropriations vaiy fromone-fourteenth to two-thirds of a mill, but for the twenty-six counties it averages one-sixth of a mill. Thus, afarmer with $5,000 assessment would pay less than onedollar a year for the benefit of having an almost limitlesssupply of good literature placed within easy reach ofhimself and his family. In Oregon, five counties have establislied lii)rarysystems very similar in their character to those of theneighbouring state, and standing in the same relation tothe public schools. The county library buildings are usedto the fullest extent for public meetings and lecturecourses, and in every \\a\- made serviceable to the Fk;. 2:?. Ilooi) Uivi:k CorNTY , Oiuuion, \. The state library at Salem acted as i)urchasing agent for2,300 school libraries in 1914. It also provides largequantities of valuable material for debates, entertain-ments, and special-day programmes in the schools. UNITED STATES SCHOOL LIBRARIES \\?> In Iowa the township becomes tlie unit for Hhraryextension. Any townshi]) council may estabhsh a hhraryor contract with a pubhc hbrary for the use of its books,levying a small tax to defray the expenses. The town-ship library usually sends the books in parcels to somelocal custodian, who becomes responsible for the distri-bution. School boards may also obtain service from thetownship libraries, though it does not api)ear that thisprivilege has yet been used very widely. A large num-ber of schools, 763, are served through the travellinglibrary department of the State Library Commission,which will send as many as fifty books to any school forthree months. A very interesting
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