ae publie itr can and should be 
 of service to all elements of a com- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 results ‘from. cO- operation all the ele- 
 
 iments of the community must become 
 a acquainted, and» have a sympathetic 
 lunderstanding of each other's aims, 
 fduties, needs and resources. The 
 labrarian has much to learn from his 
 community. The library has much to 
 otters”: ‘said John Boynton Kaiser, the 
 new labrarian of the Tacoma library, 
 in an interview with The Tribune. 
 
 ] “It would be presumptuous for me 
 at this carly stage to comment at 
 
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 munity. put in: order to have the -best| 
 
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 yet it can be said by any one familiar 
 with library work in this country that 
 Tacoma may well be proud of her 
 progress in library affairs during the 
 past few years. 
 
 “Much is rightly expected of dis 
 
 wo 
 
 
 
 s not making itself of positive value 
 to all the educational, social, relig- 
 ious, scientific literary and business 
 interests of its community is not 
 filling its proper sphere of activities. 
 
 Ne a SGT onl ae 
 
 ‘become one of the most potent factors 
 in civic betterment 
 
 to suggest what should be done but 
 to put at the disposal of those con- 
 
 
 
 yoerned with the administration of}, 
 
 civic affairs, the comparative experi- 
 ence of other cities and the” best 
 thought of modern times on all pra 
 
 lems of municipal government and ad- 
 
 “A library's 
 fields is dependent on its. Saupe! Ws 
 resources, , its equipment and staff, 
 location and buildin, space. - me. ‘Anda a 
 library though not | o-pperating with 
 all these agencies, may be doing the 
 best it can under its fixed limitations. 
 We are, handicapped here ‘by an un- 
 fortunate location and crowded build- 
 jing as is generally known. 
 
 “Our library's motto, “Tf owe plcaaa 
 you, tell others; if we don’t, tell us.” 
 If you don’t find what you need, let 
 us know and the chances are we will 
 {buy it or borrow it at once and you 
 will be notified 4 oe of its 
 arrival. 
 
 “The Mbxarian: ‘you. know, Hag no 
 opinions on public questions. He 
 must be impartial, non-partisan, un- 
 prejudiced and sympathetic toward 
 all; he must be open to suggestion; 
 should welcome just criticism and 
 bear in wind that it is his privilege 
 to be the administrator of a public 
 institution for the beneft of ail the 
 jpeople of the community. lg 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 length on the local bbaey situation, ; 
 
 library of today, and the library which} 
 i 
 
 Again, the public library of today has]? 
 
 and municipal 4 
 government, by making it its duty not 
 
 ministration. ¥ i 
 efficiency in these 
 
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