Show FARM DWELLERS ASK mm FOR BOOKS B announcement of the books for everybody movement brings letter flood informative WORKS SOUGHT 1 requests for reading matter range from volume on drainage to collins book of the P stars the announcement of the entrance tf t the Affie american rican library association POU tile the books for everybody move anent ent and still later news accounts of 0 she he activities of 0 the organization along hese lines resulted in a wi widespread despre ad appeal from residents ot of the rural dis fricas of 0 the country for books on taming whether the american farmer Is limply imply evidencing his ambition to do I 1 good job better or whether the better of his neighbor who has attend id d an agricultural college or school liaa has purred spurred him on Is a matter difficult to Pe determine termine cut but the fact remains the farmer anner is asking for books the great of american farmers are either without libraries and book service pr r they are inadequately served oue one of the points which the amerl american library association in its cooks books tor for everybody m mn ement Is strongly urging Is the extension of the lie county library io in states slates where enabling nets acts have boen passed some soine twenty ono in number and the hie proper legislation in ii which bleh have not yet taken tile the step wile the system with its central library and radiating lines to stations in hie he klin sections of the county assures s good d looks hooks to every man woman and child who cares to reach out a liand hand and grasp one letters show need of service the american library association Is not giving its entire attention to the urban dweller nor Is it neglecting the centers of population for the rural districts and communities it Is however unquestionably eager to create a steady flow of informative reading to ito rural america that the need tor for such service exists and t that hat it Is anxiously sought Is evidenced in every letter of this nature received by state library commissions and by the A L A A few excerpts have been selected because they seem to express most truly tile the needs of thousands of others when lydia carlson Car laon whose farm Is beyond mason wis asked for copies of productive farm crops productive vegetable growing and principles of the practice of poultry rals ing she echoed tile the book needs of her neighbors then she revealed the fact that her eyes are not always in the furrows by asking for a copy of collins book of the stars what others desired there was a pressing need behind the letter from james dunn who lives alves ten miles from convent la the nearest town which has a population of only people he asked for a copy of practical farm drainage the task of keeping hix his acres dry was beyond him walter williams of osseo wis wanted to know if lie could make fuel alcohol from frozen potatoes and spoiled fruits and if ho he could were there any books on the subject the requests run the whole range of farm operations some wish to know how bow to treat 1 others desire facts on oil hog raising books giving information on crop rotation are in de demand and the american library association Is raising a 4 fund to finance uie the nooks books foi everybody movement which during the next three years will bo be carried on in o operation with existing libraries and library agen agencies cles the bonev Is not being raised through the ti of an intensive drive but brouch ibe he efforts of the i j ti iia library trustees and friends 0 |