Evening journal., 1915-10-22
Library FOR THE
Blind Appreciated
State Commission Submits a
Report Attesting to the
Good it is Doing
772 VOLUMES IN
THE COLLECTION

With respect to the Free Library
fol the Blind. the Delaware Commits
sion for the Blind, OF which c. r Van
Trump is chairman. submits the fol-
lowing rerort under the caption.
Some Appreciation of the Blind for
| Their Library"
Heretofore the reports of this com
mission have been devoted to the ap
probation of the industrial blind as
attested by their earnings and their
work In this report their apprecia-
/ tion of some of the most active read
ers of the embossed books is sub
mitted to testify to the great good OF
| this important branch OF the work OF
the blind.
For two years after losing his sight
the chairman of this commission was
/ in total eclipse and 1t was only by
pure accident a chance remark of
blind acquaintance that the existence
of embossed libraries TO be read with
the fingers was discovered TO him, and
thereby a food of sunshine came upon
densely gloomy path. Since that
time il has been the zeal of all the
|
bring home to those who sit in physi-
cal darkness this source of recrea-
tion and happiness. II is % be re-
GREETED, space prevents the full text OF
all the many letters received, and
only transcripts from some of them
may be reported but there is one we
hope 10 give a Photographic copy IN
the annual report, So beautifully is II
written in her own hand by lady
who had lost the art of correspon-
dence with her dear friends for
twenty years
Miss Helen A. Bye, 1920 North
jackson street. Wilmington. writes in
Braille embossed type
There are many times when the
isolation which is so closely identl-
fed with blindness has been almost
entirely forgotten in the pleasure OF
reading books with the fingers. l
cannot express the pleasure the
knowledge of Braille has given me-"
Miss Catherine NJ. Welch, 1900
Walnut street, Wilmington. says in a
Braille letter
81 cannot find words to express the
many happy hours have spent in
reading your delightful books which
have been so promptly delivered to
me. feel that the time which
have spent in reading has been a
great benefit to me-"
J. C.. Alexander Penny Hill, New
Castle county, Delaware. writes IN
] Brc ie:
81 feel that any attempt TO express
, my appreciation and the benefit de
of aa1f frrlf
{ full readings would lie in vain ant
, that hours Of pending gloom and un
= happiness may be covered by the
4 many pages Of some interesting vol
ume The benefits / have received
+ from this pleasant pnsiime have beer
d unbounded."
+ Cornelius R. nougherty, $40 New
J. Castle avenue. Wilmington. says:
"The undersigned wishes to express
, his pleasure with the books for the
: blind Having lost my sight about
e five years ago I neglected 10 learn &c
! read until few months ago. / can
not express how much pleasure
. . have received by reading them;
: am very sorry I did not learn 10 read
I before"
Francis Duncan. 921 Wright street
Wilmington, says:
Reading is the greatest pleasure
have I would be very lonely with
out the Free Library for the Blind
it is the greatest pastime any blind
. person can have
Miss Amanda Vanlew, Home o
Merciful Rest. Wilmington says:
Il do not know what I would dc
without reading; | speak in praisi
: and great praise of the books for thu
. blind"
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Slack Richard
. son Park Del, says
= "The Free Library for the Blin'
: has been great pleasure to me. |
has helped me to pass what woul
9 have been many an idle moment"
/, Mrs. r. B. Cooling. sos Nortl
:, Jackson street. Wilmington, says:
81 enjoy reading very much an
spend many lonely hours with ele
Il waiting reading matter which gives m
+. much food for thought; II also Ell
y ables me to read my4 Bible. Tn
d sightless people who do not read rea
II ly miss a wonderful benefit and bless
ing"
y The Free Library for the Blind /
operated in connection with "Th
n Blind Shop" at No. 3O5 West Eight
3 street under the auspices of the Wi
v mington Institute Free Library an
n supported by an appropriation by tn
q mayor and Council of Wilmington
:. There are some twenty-five reader
II throughout the State, half a score c
d them ravenously devouring the book
II as fast as they are put on the shelve
and many who have little other o'
m cupation depending on the library fo
IL recreation have read every book o
Z the shelves several times over. TIL
a library contains AIS titles. l56 moo
le type, 2S6 American Braille. % En-
= lish Braille, total of 772 volume
S. The circulation for the past 81
is months has been 2SO. The books al
Iu delivered outside of Wilmington I
r. parcel post, free of postage and
r. Wilmington by a special messenge
ir