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housewives and children
know nothing about the "busy humming
market places of ideas'1, these libraries are.
And a source of continuous enlightment and
education. In fact the tolerance of the U.S.
towards other politics and religions, and the
willingness to help people all over the world,
is based on the most prominent function of
the national libraries: "To provide and
service materials for enlarging the mind and
dispelling prejudice and ignorance'1.
Lezenï
The library where students and salesmen
How many subscribers of Tong-Tong
read this article?
How many subscribers read the English
articles in the Am. Tong-Tong?
How many Dutch-Indonesian immi
grants read English besides their daily news
paper?
How many Dutch-Indonesian immi
grants are members of the local Public
Library?
One of the most outstanding and ad
mirable aspects of the American Community
is the Public Library, an institute based on
the "hunger" of the average citizen for
knowledge. The immigration of the Dutch-
Indonesians in this country can only be
called a succes, when a good percentage
becomes regular visitors of the Library.
The Library is often called "America's
First University", because long before the
average reader thinks of specialized edu
cation on a higher level, he is educating
himself positively according his talents by
reading widely about all subject he is in
terested in. For the members of the Amer
ican Libraries, visiting their local library
several times a week, is just a custom like
fishing or sporting or movie-going for others.
They start as early as in their 6th and even
at 60 going to the library is a never failing
joy. Whole families go together to the
Library. Hundreds of thousands found in
this library the key to a new way of life,
went to school again and graduated in a
field, where they served their family and the
nation better.
A month ago all over America the
"Nation Library Week" was celebrated.
When we know that all over the nation some
550 million books are borrowed yearly from
about 8.000 libraries, we understand the
importancy of this celebration. Foreigners
often smirk at the "stone-hard" American
salesman and his "stone-hard" dollar. They
Nu Indonesia weer eens in de belang
stelling staat van de Wereldpers en wij -
immigrants in the U.S.A. indirect belang
bij habben bij de stand van zaken, meen ik
dat er wat meer vermeld moet staan in dese
Boekenrubriek.
Welaan dan, belangstellende lezers over
Indonesia, er zijn boeken op de markt,
geschreven door vreemden, door Ameri
kaanse journalisten. Engelse geleerden, maar
ook dames-touristen, tevens dagbladschrijf
sters.
Vlekke, Berbard - NUSANTARA, (nieuwe
naam voor ons Insulinde, het betekent:
archipel) 349 pp, 1959 $10.00, een oude
editie 1943 kost $7.50
Wallace, Alfr. Russel, The Malay Archi
pelago. De auteur beschrijft zijn in
Borneo, dus over Orang LItans en or-
chideëen $6.00
Being a member of the local library with
my whole family, we found that visiting the
library is a peculiar joy in itself. The aston
ishing range of books available and the
constant help of courteous and skilled librar
ians make everybody feel "at home" in a
very short time. For all the things you like
at home, you find in this library in far wider
ranges: science, mechanics, history, liter
ature, but also cooking, fishing, sports, fash
ions, gardening. I often come for only one
and all who are searching for a new way
of life, find a source of continuous enlight
ment.
book, intending to drop in for a minute, and
find myself "devouring" a wide range of
other interesting books for hours!
I understand now why so many Amer
icans spend their free Saturday in the always
full library. Here a man lives really wide.
Not with the limitations of the beach, the
bowling alley or the family-party.
For the kids are special small chairs and
tables and scores of funny books, but also
richly illustrated books about all sciences.
Many a visitor comes in just to read "Look"
or "Post" magazine, and ends up reading
Philosophy or Modern Art. And he leaves
a wiser and happier man.
I am sure that Dutch-Indonesians soon
will discover the Library too. Dutch-Indo
nesians have always been known as studious
people. Here they can find the entry to
new studies abundantly and without any
costs. And in this "fields of discovery" he
will discover himself sooner and to greater
advantage of his new country.
T.R.
Brackman, Arnold. Indonesian Communism,
385 pp. 1963. Dit is een "pioneer study
of the oldest Communist Party in Asia"
Bung Karno's Indonesia, Willard A. Hanna,
235 pp. 1960-$6.00
Cooley, Frank. Ambonese Adat-A general
description, 94 pp. 5 pi. 1962 -$5.50
Herbert FEITH, The decline of Consti
tutional Democracy in Indonesia, 618
pp. 1962. Beschrijving van de politieke
toestand van Dec. 49 tot Maart 1957,
daarna" geleide democratie" prijs $9.50
HEINE, GELDEREN, Robert. Prehistorie
Research in the Netherl. Indies, 38 pp.
1945 met illustraties, $2.75
Lie Sek Hiang Indonesian Cookery 1963
$4.00
Kennedy, Raymond. Bibliography of Indo
nesian peoples and cultures, 207 pp.
1962 HRAF series $7.50
Lewis. Reba Indonesia; Troubled Paradise,
Illustrations maps 1962 $4.00
Meilink-Roelofsz M.A.P. Asian Trade and
European Influence in the Indonesian
Archipelago, between 1500 and about
1630 471 pp. $10.50
Merrick, Henriette Sands: Caucus race. A
travelog on Java, Sumatra, India etc.
272 pp. 29 illustr. 1938 -$5.00
Meyer, D. H. Japan wint den oorlog
Documenten over Java, 1946) $3.50
110 pp. 21 photographs
Palmier, Leslie, Social Status and Power in
Java 172 pp. 1960 An anthropological
study of life in two small Javanese
towns - $6.00
SCIDMORE, Eliza Ruhamah: JAVA, the
garden of the East, 339 pp. 1898 $4.00
Selosemardjan. Social Changes in Joga-
karta. 440 pp. 1962 $8.00
Sundstrom, Harold Walter: Garuda, intro
ducing Indonesia an illustrated Hand
book to the East Indies, 11 pp. 1962
$3.5
Ten slotte wil ik nog aanhalen: PLEIJTE.
C. M. Indonesia Art, selected specimens
of ancient and modern art handwork
from the Dutch Indian archipelago 25
plates, the Hague 1901, rare and fine
publication - $33.00
Bovenstaande lijst ontleende ik aan
Amerikaanse publishers maar natuurlijk
kunt U ook terecht bij de Ned. Uitg.Mijn.
Zij die wat meer willen weten, dienen hun
vragen in aan onderstaand adres.
Het is een feit dat er nu in de USA veel
belangstelling bestaat voor onze prestaties
in het vroegere Ned. Indie en dat wij Dutch-
Indonesians er een groot aandeel en hebben
gehad, moet duidelijk (en dat hangt van
ons af) verteld worden.
U kunt alle boeken bij mij bestellen.
Voor de enkele uitgaven van voor de oorlog
moet ik echter eerst navraag doen.
Vergeet niet Uw cheque bij te sluiten,
voorkomt stagnatie!
Enjoy reading, Folks!
Jan B. van Steenbergen
postbox 17.201
San Diego 17, Calif.
