Show BOOKS BRING A AID 0 TO SOLDIER SICK american library association serves serve s ten thousand men ivien in nations hospitals EFFORTS BRING RESULTS works on vocational training cincu fated among men who must take up now new callings because of their injuries hospital library service maintained by the american library association during the war was credited with great value in aiding in the recovery ot of many sick a and nd disabled men there are still in our hospitals more than former service men inen of these neaily are in public health service hospitals the remainder in civilian books magazines and nes newspapers papers are sent to these men from tile american library association in the larger hospitals containing over patients special librarians are placed to the smaller hospitals hospital S through the operation cooperation co of 0 many public libraries arles library visitors are sent to visit th the wai wards ds once or twice a week and learn thi the book needs of the patients A special effort Is made to supply to ex service men in hospitals the books in demand as a result of the III training given by the federal board for vocational education more books for blind the A L A in operation cooperation co with other oilier agencies already interested in work for the blind Is printing books in the new braille type because of the newness of the revised braille adopted tor for teaching to the american war blind literature printed in it Is limited to fey feiber er than books though the total number of blinded soldiers Is small their need of books Is great and tho the magic of print can do much to restore hope and usefulness to them not only billy for former service men who are sick or disabled Is the association working the blue of books proved so great to men in camps that efforts are still being made to connect discharged soldiers and sailors with libraries wherever they thay may be hundreds of letters have reached A L 4 A headquarters from former service men telling of 0 the lack ot of library facilities ta la particular localities to which those men have returned direct service provided in many cases there Is a state library commission or a nearby library to which a man can be referred for the books he needs but it if there Is no such organization through which he be can be served books for almost any serious purpose may be borrowed directly from the A L A war service 24 west thirty ninth street new york city the only expense in connection with these loans Is prepayment of return postage on books borrowed tho the A L A has published lists of books to help ex service men who are arc studying to advance themselves in their work five 1 II undred d B business u R in C s s books one thousand technical books and reading courses on practical subjects are now in preparation other work being done other brandies branches of work which the A L A war service Is carrying on include service to the merchant marine coast guard and ami lighthouses service to industrial communities which are resultant from the war service to united states slates forces overseas this work Is carried on with wibb money received from tile the united war work funds the use of which Is limited by the condit conditions igns of tile he gift to these specific purposes the service of ofilio the merchant marine department provides free library service to lo seamen on american merchant ships in tile formoe form ot crews libraries bookcase holes boxes each containing about so 80 books these libraries tire are ev c changeable brt frt principal ports boa no and wag aines ain are are sent also to 0 o rill mi a coastguard coast guard stations in lighthouse ligh aw am on oil |