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Presents several letters to the editor. Comments on the war scare; describe about the books present in the Boston Public Library; comments on bellicose attitude of U.S. Citizens.

Presents several letters to the editor. Ignorance of English in schools in European countries; Discussion on literary and medical degrees in the United States; Decoration of reading rooms in public libraries in the United States.

Supports the strengthening of the organization Legislative Reference Service (LRS) of the U.S. Library of Congress. Key functions of the LRS; Criticism against the work of the LRS; Overview of information requested by legislators from LRS staff; Some questions sent over by constituents of legislators to LRS for answering; Anomalous requests sent by legislators' staff to the Service; Legislative debates in which LRS staff were employed to analyze public policy matters.

A list of various issues which the "Vigilant Patriot" newspaper views with caution, including indifference to indigents, public debates before public libraries, and Frenchmen who invite Americans to wear their hats backwards.

In this article, the author offers tips on how Americans have find jobs in the U.S. in 1918. Topics discussed include the importance of public libraries to succeed in job hunting, the advantages of magazines to job seekers, and the potential of businesspeople to close sales by submitting product samples to companies. Also mentioned are the likelihood of finding jobs by writing to companies, the prevalence of export work, and the proceedings published by trade associations.

The article reports on the efforts of the U.S. government to ship comprehensive technical atomic energy libraries to 23 foreign countries.

This article discusses issues related to the literature in the U.S. While reading the special number of the "London Times Literary Supplement" devoted to "American Writing: Its Independence and Vigor," he kept thinking of one subject that was not mentioned in a collection of thoughtful essays. None of them made what should have been an obvious statement: that American writing, or at least American authorship, is now more precisely threatened than at any other time in the century. The political danger to American writing is connected with the loyalty crusade, which has led to some curious activities in or against the literary world. The writing trade has become a favorite object of suspicion. Authors can be investigated without tedious travels and interviews, merely by going to the nearest public library.

The article presents information related to the United States politics and government. Last week an international conference on tuberculosis was opened in Philadelphia. This week the Congress on Tuberculosis for which delegates have come from every corner of the globe, is meeting in Washington. Apparently, the doctors are not quite convinced by Christian Science argument that their trade is a swindle, or at best a delusion of which practitioner and patient are like the victims. Considering the number of children who have been in the world at one time or another, it is surprising that so little organized attention has been given to their reading. A collection of bulletins from public libraries reveals the fact that juvenile readers first gained official recognition less than two decades ago.

Presents letters to the editor published in this issue of the periodical "The Nation." Reference to an article on the corruption of French Press; Information on public character of New York Public Library.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles published in different issues. Disapproval by the National Child Labor Committee of the Rich Federal Child Labor Bill; Plight of the public libraries; Comment on the list of books published in the April 18, 1934 issue; Comment on a letter published in the April 25, 1934 issue; Discussion of the article titled "Behind Doctor Wirt," published in the April 25, 1934 issue; Remark on an editorial published in the April 25, 1934 issue.

Presents several letters to the editor relating to articles published in previous issues. Information on the public libraries and copyrights in the U.S.; Response to the article "Woman Students and Woman Teachers in Germany"; Discusses the article on the collection of historical sketches.

Presents letters to the editor regarding articles previously published in this journal in June 1972. Potential for damage caused by the explosion of nuclear bombs near Sublette County in the U.S.; Reasons for the slash of school and library budgets in the U.S.

The article presents information on the foundation of the Widener Memorial Library in Massachusetts. It is to be a building of great size and scope, larger, in fact, than the Boston Public Library, and nearly as large as that of New York. The work of demolishing Gore Hall is to begin, and until the new edifice is completed, Randall and Massachusetts halls will serve for library. The top floor provides quarters for the English library, the classical library, and other collections, the bindery, and a photographing room. There will also be on this floor twenty or more rooms for seminars where teachers and their classes may be within easy reach of the reference room.