McKinley Junior High School - McKinleyan Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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IINTIMATE 'eoMPAN1oNs fy Beautiful color prints of child life, by Jessie lVilcox Smith, and a collection of historical pictures give delightful spots of color in a frieze around the wall above the book shelves. The banner of Old Glory waves gracefully above the entrance, reminding all of the duties and responsibilities we owe for all our wonderful privileges. This spacious reading room is used at all periods of the day as well as before- of reference, special topics, and pleasure reading. The quiet, restful atmosphere affords a change so necessary for tired students, under the light from high win- dows, soft and ideal for reading and studying.-Edna Taylor, A9g l'Vi71lllfl'CClv Tlzead, AS, Audrey Shultz, AS. Adventures of a New Book Wlien a new book comes into our library, it is the work of the assistants to initiate it. Of course, the book is new and stiff, and it has to be limbered so the binding will not break when it goes into use. Then comes the collating-or in other words, looking through the book to see that all of the pages have been put in, and in the right order. The check pocket, and date slip are then put in the front of the book. The McKinley stamp is put on five different places to show that the book is a member of the Knowledge Club and belongs strictly to our school library. The most prominent officer of the club, the librarian, then prints neatly the name of the book, the number, if it happens to be a non-fiction hook, and the name of the author on the check and the pocket. She then does what is called cata- loguingg that is, makes a record of it on a card and puts it in our lovely, light-oak library catalogue file. Ljast, but not least, is the work of finding a home on the shelf and getting acquainted with its neighbors. Thus it becomes of use to the pupils.-Jumzilzi Selby and Edith Kziapp. la-..-+.a. ..-,'. -- .,.,, s -,. ' , . .. - ' .. A

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4'4- l I.B .mono OUR most IHTIMATE commmorisyi PON entering the library, the hrst thing one sees is a picture of the Pro- winclow, in front of which are two lovely ferns that send their long li phets. lt is an oblong picture, and is just above the beautiful archecl 'fag-, , ' , , lm 'I ,Y i , ijw lsfy sprays out to welcome lilmmry patrons. Next to the arched winclow are pretty glass book cases, containing hooks very interestingly illustrated in color. The books in these cases are most enticing. The bezuitilul, substzmtial, solicl oulq furniture of the room is most inviting in its dignity :incl beauty, nnrl the neatly lilecl :mil well selected books on the many shelves almost compel the book lovers to linger there. , - . . . , ' , 7 - 'Q i'f'.Q.f 'ii' - ,l l I li v.

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I INTlMATE EoM13AN'ioNs Library Assistants In order to have a excellent library, we must have girls to assist in its upkeep. And they require training. A beginner hrst learns the Dewey Classification Card, which is a tedious process. This helps her to know where the books are so that she can find them without diliiculty. The next thing is to learn how to paste pockets and date slips in books, limber and collate them, shelve books, and straighten the library. VV hen she knows and can do this thoroughly, she is ready for her next term. In her second term she hasn't as much to learn as in her lirstg but oh, how proud she is to be in her second term. Yet she soon hnds out it isn't all pride and fun. She goes into the harder part of her work with a zeal that shows what true McKinley library girls are. t Besides sitting at the desk and stamping books, an experienced library girl must ble checks alphabetically by their second number. Furthermore, she must learn cataloguing. But just because she is in her second term does not mean that she does not do some things that she did in her first term. Vllhen the first term girls are extremely busy, the experienced girl helps straighten the room and shelve books. None of the girls in our library is loud or boisterous, but they are all quiet and set an example as to the way people should act in a library. Many library girls continue their work in high school and some of them are able to assist in the summer in the city libraries. After a girl has taken library work a term, she may have the honor of wearing a library pin. lVouldn't you like to be a library assistant ?-Vim Fzrclis. AS. I g . . . Q l i i l lf ' '- . l l l . , - 1 D I 1 . ,