Cleveland County herald., 1920-08-12
FARM DNE:ll..L!..EI::RS {: ]. ]. ,:
 ASK FOR BOOKS
Announcement Of the "Booxs foI Everybody" Movement
 Brings Letter Flood.
INFORMATIVE WORKS SOUGHT
Requests For Reading Matter Rang FrcSn Volume on Drainage ta Collins Book of the
 Ssars."

The announcement of the entrance nf the American Library Association upon the Hooks for Everybody" move ment and still later news accounts O the activities of the organization alons these lines resulted in widespreat appeal from residents of the rural dis tTictS of tke country for books on farm ing Whether the American farmer simply eyiderc.ng his ambition 10 d, a good job better or whether the bette crops of his neighbor, who has attend ed an agricultural college or school, ha spurred him on is matter difficult determine. But the fact remains tn farmer is asking for books The grea majority of American farmers are e ther without libraries and book service or they are inadequately served.
 One of the points which the Amer can Library Association in its Hook: for Everybody" movement is strongly urging is tie extension of the county library system in states where enablin: acts have been passed-some twenty one in number-and the proper legisa ton in others which have not yet talk on the step. The system, with it's cen tral library and raGtating lines to sta tions in the remotest sections of th, county, assures good books to ever, man, woman and child who cares t. reach out a hand and grasp one.
 Letters Show Need cf Service.
 The American Library Association Ii mi giving it's entire attention 10 tht uEan dwellcr. nor is it ncglecting inc centerS of population for the rural dis trets and communities. It Is. however unquesiionably eager to create stead, flow of informative reading to rura America. Thai tEe need for such sery ice exists and tEat it is anXiouSlt sought is evidenced in every letter 0 this nature received by state librar. commissions and by the X 1. A. A feN excerpts have hcen selected hecaus, ttey seem to express most truly the neetls of thousands of others.
 When Lydia Carlson, whose farm is beyond Mason, Wis, asked for copies Of "productive Farm Crops" "pro@ dlctive Vegetable Growing" and "Prin ctples of the Practice of Poultry Rals ing" she echoed the book needs of hei neigbbors. Then she revealed the facf that her eyes are not always in ths furrows by asking for a copy of Col lins Book Of the Stars"
 What Others Desired.
 There was pressing need hehint the letter from pJumes Dunn, who live ten miles from Convent, La, the neal est town, which has a population o; only 800 people. He asked for d cop of "Practicaf Farm Drainage" Tn task of keeping his acres dry was be yond him. Walter Williams of Osseo Wis, wanted 10 krow If he could makt fuel alcohol from frozen po'atocs anf spoiled fruits. and if he could, wer. there any books on the subject. 'Th, requests run the whole range of farm operations. Some wish te know how to treat scale. others desire facts O; hog raising Books giving infornat tiol on crop rotation are in demand.
 The American Library Association is raising a S2 090.C00 fund to finance ihe "Boeks for Everybody" movemen which during the next three years vi Ac carried on in cooperation wiih cXs
 ng libraries and library agencies TT lonpy is not being raised through th
 ,ediGm of an intensive drive bu trough ihe individual efforts of Il hrarians. library trustees and frienc { libraries.