Scott Adams, Health Sciences Librarian

November 20 is the centennial of the birth of Scott Adams (1909-1982), noted health sciences librarian, not the creator of the cartoon chara...

One Year Anniversary

Today is the one year anniversary of the first post to the Library History Buff Blog (LHBB). The LHBB is a companion to the Library History...

California's Free Public Library Law

This year is the centennial of the free public library law in California. The California law was based around the county unit of government....

Books for Sailors

Charles Seavey has an impressive website Books for Swabbies: Ship's Libraries in the "New" Steel Navy, 1880s - 1930s . As Seav...

Ypsilanti Ladies Library

Women's groups have been a major force in the establishment of public libraries and the forerunners of public libraries in the United S...

Abe Martin's Public Library

Abe Martin was a cartoon character created by Kin Hubbard . Cartoons featuring the homespun Abe Martin character and the cartoon's local...

Librarian Veterans

When Veterans Day comes around each year and America pays homage to those who serve and have served in the military, I often reflect on my o...

Working Men's Libraries

Forerunners and early competitors to America's free public libraries came in many varieties. The Working Men's Institute libraries ...

Pearson Library Humor Award

As previously reported , I will be receiving the Edmund Lester Pearson Library Humor Award for 2009. The news release announcing the award i...

Kentucky Library

The postcard above was mailed by a resident of Elizabethtown, Kentucky on November 1, 1958 (51 years ago today) to a friend in California. T...