Show CLYDE YDE TELLS IMPORT OP OF LIBRARY WEEK I This his week Is being observed as S National Library week across th the Nation It Is ls particularly fitting that Utah place lace special emphasis on this observance because blau e for forthe forthe forthe the first time Utah has n B Stare Stae St e. e Library tt people from the he I. ning of our history have d themselves on their devotion to earning and love of or good Mora hoos Books Book occupied precious spy Sf e en n the covered wagons that crossd cross crois- d d the plains and mountains in 1847 and In the critical years following when very cubic Inch of space and every ounce of weight was at a premium The Pioneers built anc and operated a school in Salt Lake Valley as os soon as they had attend ed cd to the first priority construction construct construct- ion of a fort for community de defense de de- tense and Md a place of ot worship Last Lad State With Library In the light of our historical heritage It was wal ironic that Utah should end up with the dubious distinction of being the last ol of the 43 98 states to establish a State Library Starting from scratch and with so much to be done with limited funds our our new State Library Commission has been forced to proceed with care and caution caution hut but a B. great eat deal has been accomplished accomplished In the last year fear Russell L L. Davis a trained nm and d librarian has been bren named director of the State SUte Library With a staff composed of n Robert Kobert bert Hartshorn assistant director Cathryn Cothryn Weeks Donna Huber and lone Andrus he If is making real progress Bookmobile Already the State Library hason halon has hal hason on order more than books and they are being rapidly processed processed processed pro pro- and cataloged A bookmobile bookmobile bookmobile book book- mobile is on order and scheduled ed for delivery hi In May Mats Mar The bookmobile bookmobile bookmobile book book- mobile will have a capacity of books and In the beginning at least will be used primarily for demonstration purposes In rural areas The following services are al already already al al- ready available through the State Library Ex Extension services for forc c consultation on on library problems problems- the state staff has already aided Morgan County to set up Its new county library and is arranging to give help to other areas in fn the state Book loans to aid libraries with a small book budgets A limited amount of ot reference help Future Plans Plan Objectives for lor the immediate future are the operation of the bookmobile expansion of the present present pre pre- sent reference service and the acquisition of more books for circulation In providing reference reference refer refer- service facilities ence existing the libraries of the University of Utah Utah State University in Logan the Salt Lake City library and other large existing I b b There Is Isn isnA n nA plan lan to duplicate service al al- r q a but bud the State Library will act a as a coordinating 1 agency RenCY J Jr orv r i lIbrO libraries i throughout the the ata state state V 10 aIn f a j In acquiring i books books the State placing major emphasis on popular non non fiction fiction with some someI I fiction and nd a limited number um r of i bookS There will be no I effort to duplicate the technical libraries ot pf f the universities arm ana lla 1 other other her Institutions I Individuals living in n Utah areas where here local aJ library Y service r lC is not nota a available cen can l ev even now obtain books and ref reference ren heW heH from the State Stat Library by y writing to the State Librarian at the St State te Fair Grounds Salt Lake City where temporary headquarters have been established Available books can be mailed to individuals Commission Members Member M Members of ot the State Stat Commission are Guy N N. Ball of Logan Dr A A. A R. R of Salt L Lobe Lake the tae state historian Wilburn rn N N. Ball Dail of Salt Lake Mrs Dan Jones of Cedar City Miss Lucy Phillips of Ephraim Golden Black Black of Delta Wendell N. N Oile GlIe of Murray Dr C. C Perry Smith of Logan and Ralph D. D Thomson of Salt Lake Late chairman Secretary of State Lamont Lament Toronto is a member ex of the commission Over the years the State LIbrary Li Library U. U br f houd Invaluable In to providing providing pro pro- viding those living JIving in rural al areas with the opportunities to explore the wonder of good books that thata c a more readily available to those living in metropolitan centers and also be of valuable assistance nce to the established city and county libraries to schools and to community groups Edna Judd has been visiting w with Ith her Lois and famIly family fam tam ily fly In Layton for the past two weeks Teddy Brown n is home from the hospital He Is much Improved but will have to be he very careful for some time Mr tr and Mrs Ren Wilde Mr and ln Mrs Irs Leon Judd Mr tr and Mrs Harold Hob Hobson on on Bishop and Mrs Irs Elliot Brooks Mr and Mrs Earl Brooks Mr 11 and ami Mrs Walter West Vest Loraine Garfield Genieva Geary Grace Pace and Rex nex Crittenden Grit Grit- attended the funeral of or their aunt Mrs Irs Geo Kelly in Salt Lake Saturday Mrs Kelly will be remembered here as Sylvia Crittenden Roma noma and Diane Judd and Nola Pace attended attend attend- ed ell the ballet The Day It Was |