A New Book about the Woman's Building Library

Woman's Building Library  Earlier this week I had the good fortune to attend the Annual Lecture of the Center for the History of Print...

Herbert Putnam and ALA's Library War Service

The United States declared war on Germany and entered World War I ninety-five years ago this month. In the same month Herbert Putnam, Librar...

Peterborough Library's Interior, An Exceptional Postcard Find

My other interior view postcard. The Peterborough (NH) Town Library holds a special place in public library history. It is the oldest tax s...

Exhibit About Melvil Dewey's Postal Card

In 1898 the United States Post Office Department (now the United States Postal Service) issued a pre-stamped postal card that was the exact ...

10th International Library Week, Ryukyus, 1968

In 1968 the Postal Services Agency of the Government of the Ryukyu Islands issued a postage stamp to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Int...

30th Anniversary of America's First Stamp Commemorating a Library

Thirty years ago during National Library Week in April, 1982, the United States Postal Service issued a postage stamp commemorating the Libr...

Best Bookmobile Websites

Happy National Bookmobile Day! For this occasion I've selected some bookmobile websites for your enjoyment. The image above is of the co...

Celebrating National Library Week With Exhibits

For several years I have displayed portions of my librariana collection in Wisconsin libraries during National Library Week. As I mentioned ...

Books for Soldiers and Sailors in WWI - An Exhibit

As I mentioned in a previous post , I have put together an exhibit on the American Library Association Library War Service for the month of ...