The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-18
Free Libraries For All.

during the spells of bad weather
when outside work in not possi-
BILE, or when you need help in
solving some question whic h
comes up in your work. Do you
know that there are many books
written by men and women who
are experts in your line for the
very purpose of telling how to
meet the problems which arise
from day to day? Why would it
not be a good thing to have such
a collection where you, your wife
and your children could find such
aid as comes from books?
All this is possible to those who
live in towns, for our laws make
provision for the establishment
of libraries. 1t is possible for all
such to combine and by joint eff
fort provide books for themselves
But, perhaps you live out on a
farm miles away from a settle
ment and with very few neigh
bors. A combination of all the
families living within a mile of
your house would not be nearly
sufficient to provide adequate IL
brary facilities. So you have de-
cided to accept your lot, and see
your neighbors in the towns go
ahead of you because they have
books and you have none.
Well, there is no need of Civ
ing up. 1t is just as possible for
you, although you are miles from
town, with only a few neighbors,
to have books within reach as it
is for the townspeople, because
your State has established a
FREE LIBRARY COMMISSION.
1t has charged this Commission,
among other things, with the
duty of maintaining a system of
libraries for the bene-
fit of those living in the country
and the very small towns. In |
the year 1918 this Commission |
sent more than fifteen thousand |
volumes into the very small COM
nunities of our State. Some of
hem went into places which are
,wenty miles from the nearest
'ailroad station. In many places
he books were kept in a farm
house because there was no store
,r other more public place with
n reach. Just think what it has
meant to the farmer people in
Crawford, Mercer, Bedford, Full
on, Center, Potter, Bradford
many other counties to be able to
top at a certain farmhouse as
hey drove along the road, look
'ver forty or fifty good, whole
ONE stories and popular books
# history, d. biography, science,
nd, possibly, agriculture, select
omething which interests them
nd take it home to be returned
fter it had been read. tits pos
ible that fifty thousand people
n the farms of our State took
dvantage of this opportunity
uring 1918. ;
This is possible for you and at
cry little expense. The State
laintains the work and the only
Xpense to the borrower is one
ollar for each collection, which
used to pay the freight on the
ooks. These are made up into
braries containg fifty volumes,
ut into a bookcase and loaned on
ne application of twelve taXpay-
RS in any community. The book
lay be Kept for six months and
len exchanged for others. In
his way any farming community
an at an expense of two dollars /,
year (and this is used to pay i,
le transportation maintain a /,
zee library for the people. :
Why not take advantage of :
lis opportunity? More tn an !;
velve hundred places have had '
lese travelling libraries during
lie past twelve years. You can
the same if you will. If you
re interested write to the Pen :,
sylvania Free Library Commits = =
on, Harrisburg, Pa, and they 7
i'll send all necessary informa- .
on. A