Show Library Patrons Bypass Books on War Since ince the wars war's end the reading public has shown chown a marked turnIng turning turning turn- turn Ing away v from Irom war books with books with the exception of those thoe by Ernie Pyle In the opinion of ol Miss Margaret Margaret Mar Mar- Margaret garet E E. E Block Assistant tAnt librarian salt gait Lake public library 15 S S. State Readers have quickly turned from the serious scientific and war books books books' read when all minds and hearts were focused on speeding victory to hooks brooks and pamphlets on en starting starting- and running small businesses Also there seems to be bean been c cAn An en Increasingly active Interest in new medical developments such as penicillin and Its lUi possibilities Most sharked marked trend is the call for new house plans and books on building This This' is especially the case in the Sugarhouse branch which is is' is situated in the the center of an n area rapidly expanding with new uey construction We are encouraged en at the tremendous tremendous tre tie mendo number r of returned service service ice ke men who are renewing their library library- cards This seems to indicate indicate indi indi- cate a rapid readjustment of mento mento men mento to normal civilian life Ufe with no around Miss Block said aId Service men especially areca ate are ca calling for the new business Idea books she Bhe added Current topics topIc such ruch as universal universal sal Ial military training and other vital Issues all are Interesting to toa toa a fi vast majority of the he reading public Judging from the number of calls for books hooks and material on one the e subjects I Strangely enough the advent of the atom bomb started no great flurry of ot reader interest in the subject of atomic energy although books books' were rushed to the publishers publish publish- ers and will wUl soon be on local library li library library li- li shelves Miss Block saidI said I I guess people are just tired of everything that pertains to war even even such BUch a new war development development development develop develop- ment as the atomic bomb she Me opined Escape literature such as love mystery and light romantic novels have lave been strangely absent ab- ab sent lent during the war although there has been a never-ending never demand demand demand de de- mand for it This has possibly been due to the paper shortage The war has had a It very defInite definite definite nite effect on publishing accordIng according according accord- accord Ing to the comely assistant librarian li- li li librarian and weve we've Just about had our cur fill fUl of war and historical books I think were we're ready row now for for some gome of the lighter things and the publishers are beginning to give them to us |