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forester. If he approves the requisition, he will forward the original 

 to Washington for action, and retain the carbon for his files. There- 

 after the matter will be handled by the Washington office, which will 

 correspond directly with the supervisor. Copies of such corres- 

 pondence will be sent to the district forester for his information. In 

 case the Washington office does not agree with the district forester's 

 recommendations, the matter will be taken up directly with the 

 district forester and not with the supervisor. Form 229 will be sent 

 to supervisors to notify them of each consignment of books shipped. 

 Charge cards will be used for books in supervi- 

 sors' libraries, as described for district libraries. 

 At the beginning of each calendar year a list of books charged to 

 each supervisor will be sent in duplicate to the 

 supervisor, who will approve one copy and return 

 it to the Forester. A copy of this list will also be sent to the district 

 forester for his information. 



Rangers should be encouraged to use library books as much as 



possible in the supervisor's office, and by borrowing 



$ by rangers. hem f or use a t home. Special reading courses may 



be used to good advantage in familiarizing rangers with material in 



the library, and circular letters may be sent out at intervals by 



supervisors listing the books on particular subjects. 



Photograph albums illustrating general forest conditions and forest 

 activities in different parts of the country, and local 

 albums.* s r a P h conditions and activities on the National Forests, will 

 be kept as a part of the supervisor's library, as pre- 

 scribed by the district photograph committee. Prints of pictures 

 desired for the album may be secured by requisition on the Forester. 



DISTRIBUTION OF FOREST SERVICE PUBLICATIONS. 



Copies of all Forest Service publications, marked "File copy," will 

 be sent as soon as issued to all district and supervisors' 

 libraries. The library copies will be placed in tem- 

 porary binders requisitioned from the Ogden supply depot. Bound 

 volumes for the Washington and district libraries will later be sup- 

 plied from Washington. 



Each permanent ranger station will receive copies of selected pub- 

 lications. These will be stamped "File copy, 



ms ' ranger station," and the name of the station filled in 

 before mailing to the supervisor. These will be filed at ranger stations 

 without binders. When changes or additions in headquarters are 

 made, the Forester should be promptly informed. 



A supply of each new publication will be sent to each district 

 forester for office files and for use in office inter- 

 views and in correspondence requiring the use of 

 marked copies. 



Single copies of publications for the personal use of members 

 of the Forest Service will be sent on request to the 



For personal use. 



