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Show 1 Miss Mary E. Downey j ! Directs Book Campaign j Miss Man E. Downey, Library Secretary and Organizer, Utah Department Depart-ment of Public Instruction, Salt Iake City has been appointed Utah state director for the "Books for Everybody" Every-body" movement of the American Library Association. With the active co-operation of librarians, library trustees and friends ui jiuraries, miss jjowney wm cnnsi (the support of the entire stale for the project of extending public library ser-'vice ser-'vice into every ' community in the country and every branch of national 1 activity. Statistics recently announc-j announc-j oil by the United States Bureau of Education Edu-cation show that more than G0.000.000 people throughout the country do not have access to public libraries. j Establishment of new libraries will be promoted and existing public librar-l ies everywhere will be assisted to! dovelop vigorous measures for reach-! ing all classes in their respective com-J munities and to meet their full pos-J sibilities as agents for the promotion: of sound American citizenship. ' nn I |