6 The library is the one thing in which every town, however poor or isolated, can have something as good and inspiring as the greatest city can offer. Neither Boston nor New York can provide better books to its readers than the humblest town library can easily own and supply.
7 Slowly but inevitably raises the intellectual tone of a place.
8 Adds to the material value of property. Real estate agents in the suburbs of large cities never fail to advertise the presence of a library, if there be one, as giving added value to the lots or houses they have for sale.
A. W. in NEW YORK LIBRARIES.
HELPFUL THINGS DONE BY LIBRARIES FOR TEACHERS AND CHILDREN
1 Graded lists (sometimes annotated) of books suitable for children are printed as part of the library's finding lists.
2 Bulletins of books for special days are printed.
3 Lists of books on special subjects are printed.
4 Topics being studied in the schools are illustrated by special exhibits at the libraries.
5 Study rooms in the libraries are maintained for the pupils of the high schools and the higher grammar grades.