“After a year or more of story telling in the public libraries,
I believe in the power of the story more than ever. Between the
settlements and the libraries, over 1,200 children come to listen to
me each week, and besides I have been conducting a normal class to
teach young librarians how to tell stories themselves.
“All the librarians appear to be enthusiastic over the story hour, and
although it adds to their cares and confusion, they welcome me each
week with a friendliness that is truly genuine.
“But the real inspiration comes from the children themselves. They
never seem to tire, and sometimes keep me for an hour and a quarter
with ‘A little more, please, just a few minutes. We want to know what
became of Oliver,’ or ‘Didn’t Siegfried come to life again?’