Evening star., 1928-04-15
LET US--READ
BY BARBARA BROWN.

In all the various discussions of what
people can or cannot afford, what
things they must go without because Of
the lack OF money to supply them. there
yet remains one thing, probably the
greatest diversion and asset open TO
all, regardless of wealth or lack of it.
and that is the treasure house of books.
for every one who can read holds a key
to it's door.
To embark on the subject Of what q
love OF books means to a person Is To
discuss a practical matter, for, If edE-
cation is practical, as it surely IS. then
| reading with it's knowledg- giving power,
is certainly one big branch on the edu-
cational tree Indeed. it is said Of the
people who read inteliigently. and not
| in slipshOd fashion, that they learn
to use their brains to think with, ana
| their strength and felicity come largely
| from the vigor and integrity OF thelr
| thinking. while their minds are KEEP
/ ready for instant test"
| Possibly you have never realized ina
| because of the little or The much that
! you have read of history. from the be-
/ ginning of time you, in proportion 10
4 your reading understand better this
/ business of living. Always the readers.
| the lovers of books, have helped 70 make
J the world better place to live in. Civ
! ilization advances, not through igno-
| rance, but through knowledge. And
| where may knowledge may be found%
Where but in books that contain the
1 records Of the centuries?
| The lover of books hath chosen wise
/ friends" And today those friends are
! waiting for you in their countless num-
| bers. no farther distant from you than
the nearest public library A few years
ago q man wrote that libraries should
| not be the cemeteries of dead books nor
mere conveniences for people who al
/ ready love books but those who are in
| charge OF those libraries. and those who
! have discovered the beauty Of books.
I should put that beauty into the lives OF
| the people
! The trained librarian. who has become
| one because of love for books. is ready
| to help you when you want her advice.
| Get the library habit, and enrich your
| life. Reading costs you no money and
! pays you golden dividends in increased
| happiness. You may say that you do
| your reading at the movies, be it ad-
| mitted that they are often cdJcaiye
/ and instructive but unless you cultivate.
too. for yourself and in your children. q
/ taste for reading YOU and they are 60
| ing to live through many hard and
barren hour
LotS OF people may say Jney uSed 10
/ enjoy reading and being read to at
school but, after they grew up they
just didn't seem to find any time for
reading and now they would hardly
know where to start OF what TO read.
Perhaps you enjoy Greek or Roman
tales, or it may be biography. American
/ history, good fiction, essays. or. anyhow.
whatever you like. you can be speedily
/ supplied with a book on that subject.
There viii open up for you whole new
world of fact and fancy and inspira-
/ ton; hours Of happiness lie ahead Of
I YOU, as through the ages the Joy of
/ reading has contributed 70 the happI-
ness of millions of people.
People say We must seek recreation.
We must go out after it. but the finest
diversion of all comes TO you; the great
est resource for old and young is the
etOTehouse of knowledge contained in
''..c'70anere ar1 magazines and books.