The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-05-20
FARM DWELLERS
ASK FOR BOOKS
Announcement Of the Books for
Everybody" Movement
Brings Letter Flood.
INFORMATIVE WORKS SOUGHT
Requests for Reading Matter Range
From Volume on Drainage 10
coIIips' Book Of the
stars."

The announcement Of the entrance
~ the American Library Association
upon the Books for Everybody" move.
incnt and sim later news accounts of
the activities Of the organization along
these lines resulted In a widespread
appeal from residents OF the ruraI dis.
irIcts Of the country for books on faru.
Ing. Whether the American farmer II
simply evldencIng his ambition to do
q good Job better or whether the better
crops ~ his ncIghbor. who has attend.
ed an agricultural college or school. has
spurred him On is q matter difficult to
determine. But the fact remains the
farmer IL asking for books. The great
ma ajorliy Of American farmers ars 81.
lhcr without libraries and book service
or they are lnndcquatcly served.
one of the points which the Ameri.
can Library Association In Its Books
for Everybody" movement is strongly
urging IN the extension Of the county
library system In states where enabling
acts have been passed-some twenty.
one IN number--nnd the proper legisla.
ton In others which have not yet tak.
on the step. The system. with Its cen.
srni library and radinting lines TO stn.
lions 10 the remotest sections Of the
county, assures good books TO every
mnn. woman and child who cares 70
reach out hand and grasp one.
Letters Show Nerd Of Service.
The American Library Association -
not giving It's entire attention 10 the
urbnn dweiier. nor 10 II neglectins the
ceniers Of population for the rural dis
tric,s and communities II ID. however
upQuestionabiy eager TO create steady
fiow Of Informative reading TO rural
America. That the need for such serv.
ice exists and that u 10 snXiousiy
soughi 10 evidenced In every letter Of
this nature received BY stste library
,ommls ssions nnd by the A. l. A. A few
excerpts have been selected because
they seem 20 express most truly the
needs Of thousands of othera
When Lydia Carlson. whose farm
10 beyond Mason. Wis. asked for copies
Of "Produciive Farm Crops," -Pro
ducsive Vegetable Growing" and "Pin-
cipies Of the Practice Of Poultry Rais
ing she echoed the book needs Of her
neighbors. Then she revealed the fact
that her eyes are not always In the
burrows by asking for . copy OF Col.
iins' Book OF the Staral"
What Others ossIrsd.
There was q pressing need behind
the letter from James Dunn. who lives
ten miles from Convent. La. the near.
est town. which has Q population Of
only 500 people. Tie asked for O copy
Of "Practical Farm Drainage" The
task OF kecpin. hIs acres dry was he
yond him. Walter Williams Of Osseo.
Wis. wanted TO know II he could make
fuel alcohol from frozen potatoes and
spoiled fruits. and II he could. were
there any hooks on the subject. The
requests run the whole range of farm
! operations. Some wish TO know how
10 treat scale others desire facts on
hog raising. Books giving Information
on crop rotation are In demand.
The American Library Association
| Is raising n 50 100000 fund to finance
| the Books for Everybody" movement
which during the next three years will
! he carried on In cooperation with exist
n "A IA. IL