Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 121, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 May 1911 — WANTS LIBRARIES IN JAILS [ARTICLE]

WANTS LIBRARIES IN JAILS

Best Current Literature and Readers for Prisoners Is Advocatede by Aiderman White of Gotham. New York.—Apart from the voluntary contributions of newspapers, books and periodicals which are sent to city institutions and jails, Aiderman John X White, successor of "Little Tim” in the board of city fathers, wants city-maintained libraries for inmates in all city-conducted institutions with a competent staff of readers, librarians and attendants. To that end he introduced a resolution at the meeting of the aldermen the other day. "I would have each institution equipped with a fine library of newspapers and current literature for the edification of Inmates,” said the aiderman. Newspapers keep us all abreast of the times. We have the material for fine libraries and library attendants on the Bowery. The Bowery boys and girls are not all dime-novel fiends."