The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1920-07-08
BOOKS BRING AID
TO SOLDIER SICK
American Library Association
Serves Ten thousand Men
in Nations Hospitals.
EFFORTS BRING RESULTS
wsrks on Vocational Training C'reo
lated Among msn Who Must axe
up New caIlirss Because Of
Their injuries.
EFFORTS BRING RESULTS

uosn,tsl library serTice maintained
sv the American Library Association
during the var was credited with great
ya,ue in aiding in the recovery OF many
sick and disabled men
There are still In our hospitals more
thai 10000 former service men. VI
these nearly $500 are In Public Heath
geryIce hospitals, the remainder LII
civilian hospltals- Books, MAGAZINES
and newspapers are sent 10 these men
sron the American Library Assocla-
t,on In the larger hospitals, contain
Ing over 800 patients, special Librarians
are placed. To the smaller hospitals
through the cooperation OF many poo.
Wc libraries. library visitors are sen'
IN v,s,t fEe wards once or twice Weei
and learn the book needs OF the pa
tients. /.
snec;sI effort b. made to supply =
sl-seryics men In hospitals the Doos
i dsnsnd as result Of the tralIiin
given by the Federal boalo Aoi WIS
tiouaI Education.
More Books for Blind.
Thu A L. A, in cooperation W.T.
o.ber agencies already interested
-rork for the blind. Is printing nooi
IN the new Braille type. Because
tbe newness Of the revised Bran
ssoutpd for teaching to the. America
var hind. literature printed In II
w,,,.eS 10 fewer than 200 boos
Tbnugh the total number OF oiiho
soldiers is small, their need OF Doc
r. great, and the magic OF print G
ao much to restore hope and usei
ness to them.
Not only for former service men v
are sick or disabled is the associaf
working. The value of books pro'
50 great 10 men In camps that enc
IRE stiII being made to eonnect
CHARGED soldiers and sailors with lir
riss wherever they may be- Hunnf
of letters have reached A. L. A. De
auarters from former service men
ing of the lack Of library facilities
particular localities to which u
men have returned
Direct Service Provided.
In many cases there is state u
~ commission or a NEARBY nora.
witch a man can be referred for
hooks he needs, but II there Is no
orranization through which he cal
served. books for almost any SCI
nurpose may be borrowed or,
from the A. L. A. War Service -
Thlrty-ninth street, New iork
The only expense in connectloh
these loans is prepayment OF ~
postage on books borrowed. -.
The A. L. A. has published liz
books to help ex-service men WIN
ssudying to advance themselye
their work. "Five Hundred Bus
Books aOne Thousand Tecf
Books and reading courses on
deal subjects are now In prepare
Other Wcrk Being Done.
Other branches Of work whic
A. L. A. War Service IL carrying
clude service to the Merchant M
Coast Guard and lighthouses, 9
10 industrial communities whlc
resultant from The war, service to
ed States forces overseas. This
Is carried on with money received
the United War Work funds, q
II which Is limited By the com
of the gift to these speeiilc purT.
The service OF the Merchant
department provides free liorar'
a. q seamen on American i'l'
ri Is the form Of "cfews' lib
l,onkcase boxes, each containing
al hooks These Libraries Y
rhanreable at principal ports.
and magazines are sent I. al i 9. g g.
coast guard staslons in llgfthcs'
nj ilghtslllIls a