A great department store, easily reached, open at all hours, is more like a good museum of art than any of the museums we have yet established.

Back east again he served as a librarian at the Springfield Massachusetts public library from 1898 - 1902. Kent eds. He wanted to update libraries into the 20th century by making them vibrant community centers instead of collections of relics that only appealed to a small segment of the community.

July 21 1929 in New Jersey) was an American librarian and museum director whose main objective was to make the library relevant to the daily lives of the citizens and to promote the benefits of reading. August 19 1856 in Woodstock Vermont — d. He was a public librarian for forty years and achieved a great deal in his field.