Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1919 — MORE BOOKS WANTED [ARTICLE]

MORE BOOKS WANTED

The public library commission asks for more books in a letter to our librarian. Miss Antajnette Price, Libn. r Public Library, Rensselaer, Ind. Mr. dear Miss Price: The war Service headquarters have just wired us that the reputation of the American libraries in the war work is still at stake. Five hundred thousand gift books must be overseas by July 1. In addition to the purchases. Of this amount, Indiana is asked to collect thirty thousand volumes by May 15th. It will not be an easy task, but we must not fail so near the goal. Please make another effort to spur the flagging interests in your community and get more books. Shelbyville has just had an additional book campaign, their tlWrd, and collected 500 more books. You can do as well proportionally. Look over your previous campaign material and select the best plans. Push them hard. Use again schools, churches, stores, boy scouts patriotic organization. A million of our boys will stay over there and we cannot ■neglect thein because we are tired of war problems. What about them, does our boredom compare with the homesickness and loneliness that good books can help dispel? Ask for fresh fiction particularly, get what you can of the Christmas books given in your city. They have been read by all the family by this time, let our boys have them now. The quota assigned you is 100 volumes. We count on you to raise that many at least, get all above that you cah. Yours for a successful campaign, W. B. Hamilton, Secretary, Public Library Commission.