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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ...meetings than under the old institute plan, and at present some member of the staff, generally the secretary, is present at each meeting. The Commission staff helps make arrangements for these meetings and the Secretary of the Commission as a member of the Committee on District Meetings. prepares each year an outline of suggested topics for discussion which is printed in the "Library Occurrent." During the last two years the following 27 meetings have been held in the districts, 25 of which have been attended by some member of the Commission staff: District A: Nov. 17, 1914, South Bend Feb. 25, 1915, Gary; April 29, 1915, Goshen; Juno 23, 1915, Whiting; March 1, 1916, South Bend; May 25, 1916, Culver. District C: March 12, 1915, Wabash; March 3, 1916, Kokomu; June 8, 1916, Peru. District D: April 23, 1915, Auburn; 1Ial16(16ll 10, 1916, nmfm-a City. District B: Oct. 19, 1914, Earl Park; March 17, 1915, Frankfort; March 2, 1916, Attica. l)istrict E: April 28, 1915, Lebanon; March 2, 1916, Mooresville; June 8, 1916, Shelbyville. District F: . Feb. 25, 1916, Seymour; Oct. 22, 1915, Rushville. May 29, 1916, Vevay-District G: District Ii April 8, 1915, Terre Haute; 0917-30: 1914; Evansville March 30, 1916, Brazil. May 6, 1915, Princeton; Dec. 3, 1915, Boonville; District H= June 13, 1916, Washington; May 14, 1915, Aurora; March 23, 1916, Evansville. Although this plan of holding district meetings has proved successful, during the last six years since the plan was adopted, there have been some changes in the conditions of the state which make it seem advisable to somewhat modify the plan. Since the state was divided into ten districts in 1910, there have been established seventy-seven new libraries in the state, which have been...