▁collection ▁and ▁provides ▁facilities ▁for ▁ordering ▁books ▁from ▁such ▁collection . ▁This ▁is ▁in ▁contrast ▁with ▁the ▁otherwise ▁sad ly ▁de ple ted ▁resources ▁of ▁today ' s ▁Qu ' App elle ▁by ▁comparison ▁with ▁the ▁bur geon ing ▁community ▁of ▁the ▁past . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression ▁Susan ▁Buch an ▁( L ady ▁Twe eds mu ir ), ▁Vic ere ine ▁of ▁Canada ▁and ▁wife ▁of ▁John ▁Buch an ▁( L ord ▁Twe eds mu ir ), ▁the ▁then - em inent ▁novel ist ▁who ▁was ▁Governor ▁General ▁of ▁Canada , ▁established ▁a ▁library ▁project ▁by ▁which ▁used ▁books ▁were ▁collected ▁in ▁Eastern ▁Canada ▁and ▁distributed ▁by ▁the ▁train ▁car load ▁throughout ▁western ▁Canada ▁free ▁of ▁charge ▁so ▁long ▁as ▁local ▁persons ▁would ▁pick ▁up ▁the ▁fre ight ▁charge . ▁ ▁Ass orted ▁Qu ' App elle ▁persons ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁Qu ' App elle ▁library ▁in ▁the ▁Town ▁Hall ▁and ▁the ▁rural ▁schools ▁of ▁the ▁Qu ' App elle ▁District ▁accum ulated ▁libraries ▁through ▁Lady ▁Twe eds mu ir ' s ▁project ▁when ▁local ▁pat rons ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁fre ight ; ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁rural ▁schools ▁and ▁indeed ▁farm ▁houses ▁still ▁had ▁libraries ▁remaining ▁from ▁her ▁project . ▁▁ ▁Qu ' App elle ▁today ▁need ▁no ▁longer ▁depend ▁on ▁such ▁a ▁prov ident ▁society ▁char itable ▁facility ▁as ▁the ▁provincial ▁library ▁service ▁maintain s ▁a