{"id":4811,"date":"2017-04-04T14:26:22","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T14:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/?p=4811"},"modified":"2017-04-04T14:26:22","modified_gmt":"2017-04-04T14:26:22","slug":"commemorating-the-library-war-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/2017\/04\/04\/commemorating-the-library-war-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Commemorating the Library War Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2015\/07\/ALA0002638.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2336 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2015\/07\/ALA0002638-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2015\/07\/ALA0002638-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2015\/07\/ALA0002638.jpg 259w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><\/a>With centennial of the United States&#8217; entry into World War I coming up on April 6, the American Library Association Archives is commemorating the centennial of the Library War Service, which was formed shortly after the US entered the Great War. Keep an eye on our blog, social media, and our site for the different ways that we&#8217;re remembering the Library War Service!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Since January, the Archives has been running a series of Library War Service blog posts. Read our new and old posts on the American Library Association and the Great War <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/tag\/world-war-i\/\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>For those of you looking research materials on the Library War Service or just want to browse through some of our digitized content, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/search-holdings\/guides\/world-war-i-library-war-service\/\">World War I Library War Service Research Guide<\/a>!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4842\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4842\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/04\/IMG_0674.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4842 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/04\/IMG_0674-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/04\/IMG_0674-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/04\/IMG_0674-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/04\/IMG_0674-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/04\/IMG_0674.jpg 1458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4842\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Physical exhibit curated by ALA Archives graduate assistant, Leanna Barcelona.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This month we will be rolling out our digital exhibit, <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/ala-library-war-service\/\"><em>A Book for Every Man: The American Library Association Library War Service<\/em><\/a>! A physical exhibit is also currently on display at the University of Illinois Library in the Marshall Gallery.<\/p>\n<p>And watch our social media feeds for digitized materials from the Archives on the Library War Service! The ALA Archives is currently on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ALA_Archives\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alaarchives\">Facebook<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/ala-archives.tumblr.com\/\">Tumblr!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4811 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2014\/02\/thumbnail.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"293\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2014\/02\/thumbnail-293x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2014\/02\/thumbnail-293x300.jpg 293w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2014\/02\/thumbnail.jpg 438w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2014\/02\/ALA0000203.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2014\/02\/ALA0000203-300x273.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2014\/02\/ALA0000203-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2014\/02\/ALA0000203.jpg 633w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2012\/09\/ALA-0000201.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2012\/09\/ALA-0000201-300x210.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2012\/09\/ALA-0000201-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2012\/09\/ALA-0000201.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/03\/8901019_vol4_053.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/03\/8901019_vol4_053-300x238.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/03\/8901019_vol4_053-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/03\/8901019_vol4_053-768x609.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/03\/8901019_vol4_053.jpg 938w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4833'>\n\t\t\t\tDistributing magazines. 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