Show DOING OUR oun BIT FOR THE BOYS IN IM THE U S ARMY the victory book campaign a plan to collect books at a central depot and circulate them to men in the U S army was this week in utah as a part of national defense library drive the campaign will supply good reading for utah soldiers and an opportunity port unity for the remotest citizen of the state to do his part in the all important war work of keeping up army morale the university of utah library has been designated as the cheari clearing ng housa for collection classification and distribution of books donated by civilians civi lions and the enterprise ed under the supervision of L 11 II kirkpatrick U librarian the boos books will be circulated to men and officers stationed at fort douglas hill field at the salt lake airport and at the wendover bombing range donation of books from all parts of the state was urged by mr kirkpatrick he stressed the idea that this is a real job which may be un 1 der taken by every individual it is especially adapted to the type of project suitable for schools clubs and civic organizations those who want to help are urged to remember that the boys in amp are keen alert young men they are not interested in old ency clop edies edla textbooks or torn and tattered magazines your book of the month club and literary guild novels and nonfiction non fiction will appeal to them just as they did to you the librarian stated action and adventure novels good nonfiction non fiction and books on current curr erit events will be most popular among the boys in the service donating books from all parts of the state will be simple and inexpensive the chosen volume should be carefully wrapped tied securely with string and not sealed addressed to the library university of utah salt lake city utah and plainly marked books on the outside of the package it may then be shipped at the low rate of ic a pound records wilt be kept of contributions from all counties in the state and a monthly report made thru the newspapers the number of books sent in and their sui ty will be of particular interest all school librarians who will cooperate in the victory book drive are qualified to judge the suitability of books if do naters are doubt doub ful as to what type material to t a send |