Helena May Library in 1936

Helena May Library
A fine collection of books available to members
by "Abigail"

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The Library Committee consists of five members of the Helena May. This year, the Committee includes Mrs. A. V. Greaves (Chairman), Mrs. W. J. Roberts (Hon. Secretary) and Mesdames J. W. Anderson, G. M. D. D. Wolf and Harold Sheldon.
Every two weeks, this able Committee meets and a new selection of books are added to the Library.
"A selection of books are given to us regularly by Kelly and Walsh," Mrs. Greaves told me the other day. "Our Committee," she explained, "read over the books - in fact 'shroff' them." Some books are turned down and the others, of course, go on the shelves.
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The Library ... has got a very catholic collection of books. They range from serious reading to books on cookery, the art of riding and "How to Play Contract Bridge."
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Mrs. Greaves said, "...Most of our Miscellaneous books come from the 'Times Book Club.'"
Children's Section
"Another idea which we are at work on now is the building up of a really fine Children's Section. ..."
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Of course, it is well-nigh impossible to give anything like a full list of the books in the Library.
Here are a few I saw the other day when I visited the Library.
"Last of the Empresses" (Daniele Vare); "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" (T. E. Lawrence); Bound copies of the "Hongkong Naturalist"; ... several of Cecil Roberts' books on the English country; "Son of Heaven" (Prince Der Ling); ... China Changes" (G. J. Yorke); ..."My Country and My People" (Lin Yutant); "In Search of Old Peking" (Arlington and Lewisohn). 

Source: South China Morning Post, Oct 22, 1936, p. 11.