Show World Book Week S. S L. L Library Displays To Promote Interest Books Tell Ten the Story will be beI bethe I the thc theme for world-wide world celebration celebration tion Uon of ot Book week Nov 20 11 Mrs Dorothy A. A Lyon Salt Lake childrens children's librarian announced Wednesday New stories designed for children children children chil chil- dren ae are e pouring into the Salt Lake p public library and its Il branches she said Biggest display in local history is expected when more than new books will r I I make their appearance at the special special I cial display Mrs Lyon explained that in 1919 the idea for Book week weck was vas vasa a advanced d van c e d by Franklin K Mathiews chief chic Boy Scout librarian librarian library ian tan and in the intervening years has spread to 18 different coun coun- tries Purpose of the observance e is to arouse public interest in more and better books for children children chil chil- dren iren Mrs Lyon reported Dur ing the the past 10 years more Interesting interesting interesting inter Inter- esting and attractive volumes have run off the nations nation's presses than ever before beCore and the authors have profited along with the thc children Mrs Lyon pointed out that prominent writers of adult books have turned successfully to the juvenile field She mentioned such authors as Betty Belly MacDonald MacDon- MacDon ald James Thurber and Phyllis McGinley a native Salt Laker John Tunis former sports writer for the New York Evening Post has been turning out excellent football stories for boys she said Salt Lake children borrowed 13 books dur during ng- ng October the librarian announced More than interested sted youngsters are expected expected ex ex- to crowd A into the Angela Ferris room of the the local library to examine examine new reading during the week long celebration New books bools of excellence accordIng according according accord accord- ing to Mrs Lyon are Walter Vatter Farleys Farley's Farley's Farleys Farleys Farley's Far Far- leys ley's The Island Stallion Canfield Canfield Canfield Can- Can field Cooks Cook's From the Ground Up Sidonie M. M Gruenberg's More Favorite Stories for Boys and Girls and Phyllis s Witney's Ever After |