Columbus daily courier. [volume] (Columbus, N.M.) 1920-1920, 1920-05-15

Hospital library a1Isids mAIh|n|apa
By ne hn,tIIcnn I'tfnft Assotl0'Ioa
during me war was credited via IruHt
taIas u n|d|nf N mo recovery II many
alex and disabled mln.
There are affi IN cur hospitals nom
than 10000 former service men, o.
lhclo nsalig 5000 an N Public Hes|Ih
Service hospitals ne remainder ~
civilian hospitals. DootA uaeAAnes
and newspapers ? sent % t1cs. men
from no AmfIicnn i.ihtnfy Ae.1c|a.
non ln ne larger hospitals. rpnla|n-
ms drcf 80 n1tlnlA special librarians
arc placed 10 ne smaller nrap|Inle'
tIfouIh he evaporation Of many pub
Ne unsulIea library visitors are sent
70 sinIi ne unrdA ono OF twice aweeh
end learn he book nceds Of The pa-
TENTS.
A special effort "a made 20 supply 10
exsserlIco men IN hospitals tho books
IN demand AZ a result Of the training
given by the Federal Beard for yora.
tional Education.
More Books Tor Blind.
1no A. I. A.. n cooperation with
other agencies nlroadf Interested IN
work for the blind. n printing books
IN tho new Dfnnle type because Of
lhe naunor o. the revised nmnle
adopted for teaching 10 the American
war blind. literature printed IN q 4
limited 10 fewer than 800 books
Though The total number of blinded
soldiers u small. their need Of books
"a great aud ne 'Intric of printH can
% much 70 restore hope md useful.
ness % them
Not only ior FORMER sorrico men who
arc ulck or disabled V ne association
working. The value Of books proved
90 great 70 men In camps that efforts
are nfin holnr made 10 connect de
charged soldiers and sailors with libra.
rics wherever they may be- Hundreds
Of letters have reached A. l. A. head
quarters from former service mon toll.
Ing Of the lncx Of library facilities ~
particular locnlItica 70 which those
men hive returned. o.
Direct osrsics Provided.
m many chkts Here n Y aafe Iihral
~ commission or q nearby library 20
which . mar can be referred for the
books 10 needs. but n lhofc Il no such
Organization through which he ~ b
served. books Cor almost nny serious
purpose may be- borrowed directly
from the A. 1. A. War Service, 70 West
T~hlrty-nlnih street. New York city.
The only expense IN connection With
these loans n rreraymcni Of return
postage on books borrowed
The A. L. A has published Lists 81
hooks I o help sx~-sorvIcu men who nrc
studying 10 advance themselves IN
their work. ~Flrr Hundred business
Booksr -Ono Thousand Technleal
Books" and reading courses on prac.
deal subjects oru now IN preparation.
Other Work nslnu Dons.
Other branches OF work which the
A. I. A. Wnf Service h carrying on 10.
rIudo service 10 the Merchant Murine,
Coast Guard and lighthouses service
10 Industrial coumnnitles Which are
resultant from the war. service 10 Unit
I'd Sikles forces overseas. This work
"a carried on with monoy received from
the United war Work funds. he use
Of which IL limited by the conditions
o. the Gift 10 these specific purposes.
The service Of the Merchant Marine
department provides free library serv'
lee 10 seamen on American merchant
shlps IN tho form Of "creUs mmrlcR.'
bookcase boxes. each containing about
90 books These libraries arc er.
changenhle at principal ports. Books
and magazines are sent also 10 men 10
coast guard stations, 10 lighthouses and
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