Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-25
Use The Library
Is Plea to All

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An appeal for more use of the
public library by business men was
made yesterday at the weekly lunch
con of the Rotary Club by John
Adams Lowe, assistant librarian,
Brooklyn Library, when he pointed
out the benefits derived from the In
stitution and the great help afforded
merchants in their daily contact with
public affairs. by the literature con-
tanned in the public building. Mr..
Lowe said as follows:
1.-The business men Of Perth AM
boy turn to the public library for the
better building of their private bust
ness and for a better understanding
of public affairs. The funds are limit
ed but the library is anxious to meet
the demands made upon it. 1t has
a collection of up-to-date trade bibli-
ography, trade directories, business
catalogues, pamphlets and data OF
current and general value to business
to business men. The library goes
on the policy that data on specific
industries and specific business prob
LENS OF general applications should
be coupled.
"Phone your needs to the library.
You'll get an answer. II material is
not Immediately available it will be
hurried to you from Trenton, New
York or Washington, for the library
has privileges of borrowing from the
State Education Department, the
large libraries in Newark and New
York. the Library of Congress, and
others.
Inventors come to the library and
consult files of the u. s. Patent Office
Gazette, for books on accounting. the
chemistry of various industries, man.
ufacturing data of every sort, real
estate aliases, recipes and formulas,
verification of important dates, and
prices at a given time. An advertis-
ing man wants a colored picture of a
peacock for q poster design. An in
terror decorator have for a
client at ono Turkish interiors in
colors. A foreman sends an employe
to look up the Civil Service examina-
tons for boiler inspector. A chemist
CT a great corporation heard of some
new process of dyeing wood used in
Germany and finds an article about
II at the library. Here is a call for
the text of the Warehouse Act. A
man phones for the curve of the
horsepower of the Ford automobile
engine compared with other motors
The qualification for voters in all dit
ferent states and some phase of the
historical side of the bonus question
+ eve present requests.
"Rotarians encourage their asso-
ciates to make themselves more eff
Client by reading about their work
The library is ready to help the bust.
ness executive who Is trying to direct
the reading OF his associates along
business and recreational lines. Bull
ietin and lists are available for read.
ing courses.
Refer the proposition of the bool
agent, in person or in mail, to The
librarian before you buy. Expensive
subscription sets of books are Otter
not the best investments which car
be made with the money.
THE educational ideals of Rotary
acknowledge that it is a definite
community loss when business mer
fail or succeed only indifferently a
their work: and it Is a truism tina.
If they had better information they
would succeed better. The publit
library can be a very important linl
in, the chain for greater local bust
ness prosperity by placing the re
suits of other mems business knowl
edge and experience at the read!
command of those who can prof
most. Unfortunately for the commu
nifty and themselves. the men whit
most need the benefits of bushes!
research are the most Indifferent t.
it.
TRY the library first. He profit!
most who serves best"