Preface This text-book is the outcome of an actual need in giving courses in Library methods to teachers. There are excellent teaching outlines such as Miss Gilsons Course of Study for School Pupils on the Use of a Library . The practical use of Books and Libraries, for high school classes and the Course of Study for Kornial School pupils on Literature for Children, by Mrs. Harron, Miss Bacon, and Mr. Dana bit there is no one text-hook to put into thc hands of school students. It is believed that such a tettbook will he a saving of time and effort for both students and instructors. The text has been planned for the use of students in normal schools and for teachers taking normal courses in summer schools. Its purpose is first to teach such students how to use books and libraries so that they may in turn impart this information to children in the schools second, to help them acquirc that knowledge of literature for children which a teacher must have in order to enconrage in children an appreciation of literature.....