The Tabard Inn Library Revolving Bookcases

One of the really nice things about writing a blog about library history and its artifacts is the contacts I get from people who share an in...

Honolulu Library and Reading Room Association

My exhibit of postal librariana titled "America's Public Libraries and Their Forerunners 1731 to 1956" includes a section on m...

New York's First County Bookmobile

Images of children using bookmobiles are among the most endearing portrayals of public library service. An especially appealing image (shown...

1928 Rural Libraries Bulletin

   The extension of public library service to rural areas in the United States has been a goal of state governments for more than twe...

Mrs. Thompson's ALA Conference Badges

As a collector of library ephemera and memorabilia I'm always happy to find items that connect me to library workers of the past who eng...

The Chelsea (MA) Public Library and the Fire of 1908

Fitz Library Fitz library on right after fire Carnegie building The Chelsea Public Library in Massachusetts was founded in 1870. A new buil...

People in Libraries on Postage Stamps

I'm a collector of libraries and librarians on postage stamps which is sometimes called bibliophilately. Of the hundreds of thousands of...