Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1920 — MORE BOOKS FOR BLIND. [ARTICLE]

MORE BOOKS FOR BLIND.

American Library Association Behind Movement to Bring Good Liters* } ture to Those-mho Walk in the Dark. There are between 75,000 and SO.OOJ blind people In the United States. Ths supply of books in the recently adopted uniform Braille type for their use is Inadequate, there being less than 100 titles existing in that print. The American Library Association has Included In ths projects of Its Enlarged Program the resolve to aid in printing and distributing additional volumes. It has already succeeded in Inducing several well-known authors to finance the braining of one or more of their books. In Inaugurating its "Books Tor Everybody!” movement ’ a fund of $2,000,000 will be raised toearry out the provisions of the Program, the money to be obtained not by a campaign or drive, but through the efforts oi the librarians, library trustees and friends of libraries.