BOOKS FOR THE FORCES

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23109, 27 August 1940, Page 8

BOOKS FOR THE FORCES

LI URARY ASSOCIATION’S APPEAL (I’KIS.S ASSOCIATION’ TBI.I’GR AM,) WELLINGTON, August 26. In view of the great demand for boohs for men in camps, on troopships, and at air force and costal defence I stations, the New Zealand Library i i Association is making a further appeal. It is stated that experience here, us] jin Britain, has shown that only clean j I material, of attractive type, is of use. j 1 Anythin'; else only increases the work; iof "sorting and preparation, much ol j ! which is 'voluntary, without being ot | any use to the men. i ! Thanks to the efforts of librarians ; throughout the country, of organisa- j 'tions "assisting them, and of donors ot 1 bonks themselves, a splendid initial i Geek has been built up. but the] demands on it become increasingly | heavy. , For example, at Waiuuru. where a j first-class library is being built, a slock I ol 5000 books would be necessary, j ! Arr; n 'cmcnts for the collection arc in, the hands of public libraries. Books or I ]j riedicals should be parcelled or tied | logeli'cr and left at any public library j An the Dominion. They will be forward- . I c d to .Ihe Country Library Service. 'Wellington, or to one of the other distributing centres. The distributing | centres arc now at Auckland, Wanga- ) nui Wellington, «md Christchurch. The .association states that much more ma- ! lerial is needed. The appeal is made with every, confidence that it will not , tali on deaf ears.