Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-08-27 | Page 9 | Bibles and Cook Books Lead Books Stolen at S. L. Library

Bibles and Cook Bool s L acl- acl T Books s Stol Stolen at I. I Libi ar T Technical and d Fiction Fiction Come Next Next With Permanent p rn ne t BOJ Borrowers vers' vers Y You u wo would id never ver guess what type of books are the most frequently fre fre- sto stolen en form the he shelves of o the Salt Lake public library You didn't didn t guess They are coOk coOkbOOKs books bOOKs' and Bibles says say Miss Mis's Joanna Sprague librarian who revealed other that s sUck lck to the fingers of those who come to borrow are technical works s and fiction main fiction mainly main main- ly stories by Zane Grey and Edgar Rice Burroughs All J this snitching takes place despite the fact a careful check checkIs Is made of the books lea leaving leang ng by bythe bytho the tho checker at the door Miss' Miss Peggy Andrews She maintains that they must must steal th them when Im I'm not on duty Proof that Grey and Burroughs I books are at a premium at the li 11 Miss Sprague e failed to lo locate ate a a. book by either writer so The Tele Tele- I I gram photographer could take tak a S Stealing of f books books' has been re two-thirds two since we put a checker at the door reminded Miss Mis Miss Sprague Cook books are often stolen and Bibles are nearly always s 's stalen taken talen never ne to r return turn I 1 suppose e at at atthe the next Inventory Inventor that that will be in February February we we wi will wiIl find many books have been takeout taken take out of of circulation by borrowers she said Different people s se see e books they have their hearts set o on and just take them And Still Stills V Volumes Disappear I 5 S I r 4 S. S t 4 5 S 'S I 5 S 5 i J v BIG HELP IN KEEPING BOOK BOOI THEFTS DOWN Peggy Andrews library loses books despite her vigilance vigilanceS j S f