{"id":6243,"date":"2020-06-01T12:00:56","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T12:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/?p=6243"},"modified":"2020-06-01T12:00:56","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T12:00:56","slug":"publications-books-and-pamphlets-on-library-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/2020\/06\/01\/publications-books-and-pamphlets-on-library-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications: Books and Pamphlets on Library Work, 1921-1937"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As early as the 1920s through 1930s, the American Library Association published <em>Books and Pamphlets on Library Work<\/em> to organize the many new expanding catalog of A.L.A. publications about library services and administration. Each publication is a helpful bibliography of extant library publications of its time. Read on to learn more about <em>Books and Pamphlets on Library Work<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6243 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><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\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BuriedTreasuresInPublicLibraries_1921.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BuriedTreasuresInPublicLibraries_1921-300x159.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BuriedTreasuresInPublicLibraries_1921-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BuriedTreasuresInPublicLibraries_1921-1024x544.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BuriedTreasuresInPublicLibraries_1921-768x408.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BuriedTreasuresInPublicLibraries_1921.jpg 1041w\" 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-1-6247'>\n\t\t\t\tThe cover of a post card for a McCutcheon Cartoon poster about libraries, found in Record Series 13\/10\/12.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/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\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BuriedTreasuresInPublicLibraries_1921b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BuriedTreasuresInPublicLibraries_1921b-300x160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BuriedTreasuresInPublicLibraries_1921b-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BuriedTreasuresInPublicLibraries_1921b-1024x544.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BuriedTreasuresInPublicLibraries_1921b-768x408.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BuriedTreasuresInPublicLibraries_1921b.jpg 1040w\" 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-1-6261'>\n\t\t\t\tThe interior of a post card for a McCutcheon Cartoon poster about libraries, found in Record Series 13\/10\/12. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>In 1921, a promotional postcard featuring a cartoon by <em>Chicago Tribune<\/em> cartoonist John T. McCutcheon includes a two-panel catalogue of publications about both library work and a copy of the poster as well as an order form too.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-6243 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><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\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1921.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1921-300x277.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-6248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1921-300x277.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1921.jpg 671w\" 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-2-6248'>\n\t\t\t\tThe cover of the 1921 Books and Pamphlets on Library Work, found in Record Series 13\/10\/12.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Also in 1921, the first <em>Books and Pamphlets on Library Work<\/em> was published, and it included a 15-page catalogue with an order form on the last page too. The publication continued annually for decades.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-6243 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><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\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1925.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1925-300x277.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-6249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1925-300x277.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1925.jpg 668w\" 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-3-6249'>\n\t\t\t\tThe cover of the 1925 Books and Pamphlets on Library Work, found in Record Series 13\/10\/12.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/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\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1926.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1926-300x277.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-6250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1926-300x277.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1926.jpg 671w\" 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-3-6250'>\n\t\t\t\tThe cover of the 1926 Books and Pamphlets on Library Work, found in Record Series 13\/10\/12.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>In 1925, the first significant layout change occurred. The now 29-page pamphlet include images from commissioned artists, including Harvey Dunn&#8217;s iconic &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/develop-the-power-that-is-within-you-the-harvey-dunn-poster-campaign\/\">Develop the Power that is Within You<\/a>&#8221; poster and the <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/publications-reading-with-a-purpose\/\"><em>Reading with a Purpose<\/em><\/a> series. An index of titles was included at the end of every issue too.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-6243 gallery-columns-4 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\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1929a.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1929a-217x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-6251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1929a-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1929a.jpg 661w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-6251'>\n\t\t\t\tThe front cover of the 1929 Books and Pamphlets on Library Work, found in Record Series 13\/10\/12.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><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\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1929b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1929b-216x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-6252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1929b-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1929b.jpg 665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-6252'>\n\t\t\t\tThe rear cover of the 1929 Books and Pamphlets on Library Work, found in Record Series 13\/10\/12.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><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\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1930a.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1930a-215x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-6253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1930a-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1930a.jpg 645w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-6253'>\n\t\t\t\tThe front cover of the 1930 Books and Pamphlets on Library Work, found in Record Series 13\/10\/12.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><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\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1930b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1930b-215x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-6254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1930b-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1930b.jpg 644w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-6254'>\n\t\t\t\tThe rear cover of the 1930 Books and Pamphlets on Library Work, found in Record Series 13\/10\/12.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>By the end of the 1920s, <em>Books and Pamphlets on Library Work<\/em> was published with color ink and in a larger paper size. The larger paper size enabled the page count to drop 15-pages in total. At the same time, the back cover of each issue now featured advertisements and eye-catching artwork announcing A.L.A. publications of interest too.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-6243 gallery-columns-4 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\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1933.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1933-199x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1933-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1933.jpg 666w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-6255'>\n\t\t\t\tThe cover of the 1933 Books and Pamphlets on Library Work, found in Record Series 13\/10\/12.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><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\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1935.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1935-204x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1935-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1935.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-6256'>\n\t\t\t\tThe cover of the 1935 Books and Pamphlets on Library Work, found in Record Series 13\/10\/12.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><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\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1936.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1936-202x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1936-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1936.jpg 603w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-6257'>\n\t\t\t\tThe cover of the 1936 Books and Pamphlets on Library Work, found in Record Series 13\/10\/12.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><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\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1937.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1937-201x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1937-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/06\/1310012a_Box01_BooksAndPamphletsOnLibraryWork_1937.jpg 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-6258'>\n\t\t\t\tThe cover of the 1937 Books and Pamphlets on Library Work, found in Record Series 13\/10\/12.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>While during the 1930s, the publication returned to black ink and each issue featured a distinct cover design. Beginning in 1937, each issue included interior drawings in-between subsections too.<\/p>\n<h1>Copies Available at Your ALA Archives<\/h1>\n<p>Physical copies of <em>Books and Pamphlets on Library Work<\/em> are available for viewing at the ALA Archives. Please view the <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=collections\/controlcard&amp;id=7313\">Record Series 13\/10\/12<\/a> database record entry, for more information.<\/p>\n<h1>Got Something to Donate to the Story So Far?<\/h1>\n<p>Many people have been involved in the long history of A.L.A. publications and library leadership. Do you have any information about <em>Books and Pamphlets on Library Work<\/em> participants, collaborators, publications, or beneficiaries? Please contact us through social media. We and our readers would like to read about it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As early as the 1920s through 1930s, the American Library Association published Books and Pamphlets on Library Work to organize the many new expanding catalog of A.L.A. publications about library services and administration. Each publication is a helpful bibliography of extant library publications of its time. 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