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Excerpt from Monthly Bulletin of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, 1917, Vol. 22 More than 15,000 books have now been received by the Library to be sent to the camp libraries. The books are sent out almost as fast as they are received-to Camp Lee, Camp Sevier and Camp Hancock. Reports from the camp librarians show that the men are eager for these books. The call comes constantly for more. An article in the "Library Journal" for November, entitled "Library war service," describes the organization and progress of this work throughout the country. The following paragraph from it not only shows that the books are appreciated, but also may suggest to our contributors the kind of books for which there is the most need. "The reports show also that the men crave something more than merely recreative reading; they want books on motor cars, gasoline engines, air-planes, and submarines; war manuals, and strangely enough, poetry. [This isn't strange, however, to those familiar with the demands of the 'Tommies' at the front.] About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.