APPEAL BEING MADE FOR BOOKS

Southland Times, Issue 24231, 14 September 1940, Page 7

APPEAL BEING MADE FOR BOOKS

REQUIREMENTS OF TROOPS IN TRAINING (United Press Association) WELLINGTON, September 13. The co-operative effort between the Country Library Service, the Libraries Association and the National Patriotic Fund Board with the backing of the general public has resulted in splendid provision being made in the way of reading matter for the troops under training and when they go overseas. A generous response was made to the appeal some time ago for books and periodicals, but since then these supplies have been drawn on heavily and another appeal is being made for suitable literature—not trash and rejects. Mr G. T. Alley, who is in charge of the Country Library Service, says that easily 25,000 books and an equal number of periodicals have gone overseas on the troopships, and in addition libraries at the three main training camps have been supplied, as well as the Air Force training schools and coast watching stations. The big training centre being established at Waiouru will require about 5000 books. A good rule with regard to books, he said is to give books that the giver would be glad to receive himself. Gifts may be left at all public libraries and in the case of big parcels being available, the Country Library Service would arrange forwarding to the War Library Service, Wellington.