{"id":6421,"date":"2019-11-01T12:00:12","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T12:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/?p=6421"},"modified":"2019-11-01T12:00:12","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T12:00:12","slug":"publications-planning-for-libraries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/2019\/11\/01\/publications-planning-for-libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications: Planning for Libraries, 1943-1948"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">From 1943 through 1948, known under the series title <em>Planning for Libraries<\/em>, the American Library Association produced a series of resources to support library access expansion across the United States following the end of World War Two. Each publication is rich with recommendations and summaries of opportunities available to many public libraries. Read on to learn more about <em>Planning for Libraries<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6421 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\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number01_Cover_1943.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number01_Cover_1943-199x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number01_Cover_1943-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number01_Cover_1943.jpg 590w\" 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-1-6429'>\n\t\t\t\tThe cover of Library Planning Number 1, found in Record Series 93\/10\/3.\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\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number01_Page02_1943.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number01_Page02_1943-197x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number01_Page02_1943-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number01_Page02_1943.jpg 538w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6430'>\n\t\t\t\tThe second page of Library Planning Number 1, found in Record Series 93\/10\/3.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>As A.L.A. Executive Secretary (today&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=collections\/classifications&amp;id=3433\">Executive Director<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=core\/search&amp;subjectid=30317\">Carl H. Milam<\/a> writes in the foreword to <em>Post-War Standards for Public Libraries<\/em>, the <em>Library Planning s<\/em>eries began as a 3-step project. First, the <em>Post-War Standards<\/em> would be written. Next, the comparison of existing nationwide library services would follow. Finally, a working program for future library service development would be prepared. Over the next few years, this publication series expanded to 7 issues, much beyond the initial scope of the project, resulting in a rich series on U.S. library services plans after the war. In the following descriptions below, each publication will be presented chronologically by publication date because some earlier publications were not completed until later publications were finished.<\/p>\n<p>And so it was at the request of the U.S. National Resources Planning Board, in 1942, and with its financial support, that the first publication of the series was to be the <em>Post-War Standards for Public Libraries<\/em> which was published in 1943. <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=core\/search&amp;subjectid=28607\">University of Chicago Graduate Library School<\/a> Dean (and A.L.A. <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=collections\/classifications&amp;id=3809\">Committee on Post-war planning<\/a> Chair) <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=core\/search&amp;subjectid=29726\">Carleton B. Joeckel<\/a> planned, directed, and wrote for this project. This 92-page publication features 7 chapters identifying 8 different standards, including standards of (for): library service; government and administration; size and area; finance; buildings; book collections; personnel; and technical processes.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-6421 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\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number04_Cover_1944.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number04_Cover_1944-183x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-6434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number04_Cover_1944-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number04_Cover_1944.jpg 554w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-6434'>\n\t\t\t\tThe cover of Library Planning Number 4, found in Record Series 93\/10\/3.\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\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number04_Page05_1944.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number04_Page05_1944-195x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-6436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number04_Page05_1944-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number04_Page05_1944.jpg 578w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-6436'>\n\t\t\t\tThe fifth page of Library Planning Number 4, found in Record Series 93\/10\/3.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>While <em>Number 2<\/em> and <em>Number 3<\/em> would be combined in\u00a0<em>Number 3<\/em> and printed at a later date, the next released publication was\u00a0<em>Number 4: Library Planning<\/em> which was written by another\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=core\/search&amp;subjectid=28607\">University of Chicago Graduate Library School<\/a> faculty member (and former head) <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=core\/search&amp;subjectid=31831\">Louis R. Wilson<\/a> in 1944. In the foreword (above), the author explains that this 93-page publication is a memorandum concerning a recent history of recent library plans by different library leaders and stakeholders in Canada and the U.S. What the author does not mention (and readers will appreciate) is a helpful 154 citation references list at the end of the publication.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-6421 gallery-columns-3 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\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number05_Cover_1945.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number05_Cover_1945-195x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-6437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number05_Cover_1945-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number05_Cover_1945.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-6437'>\n\t\t\t\tThe cover of Library Planning Number 5, found in Record Series 93\/10\/3.\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\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number05_Pagevii_1945.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number05_Pagevii_1945-195x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-6438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number05_Pagevii_1945-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number05_Pagevii_1945.jpg 532w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-6438'>\n\t\t\t\tThe seventh page of Library Planning Number 5, found in Record Series 93\/10\/3.\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\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number05_Pageviii_1945.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number05_Pageviii_1945-190x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-6439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number05_Pageviii_1945-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number05_Pageviii_1945.jpg 539w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-6439'>\n\t\t\t\tThe eighth page of Library Planning Number 5, found in Record Series 93\/10\/3.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The next publication was <em>Number 4: School Libraries for Today and Tomorrow<\/em> written by the subcommittee and chaired by North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction School Libraries Director Mrs. <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=core\/search&amp;subjectid=28970\">Mary Peacock Douglas<\/a>, published in 1945. This was no ordinary committee, since school libraries serve both user communities who are in schools and who are young, and the subcommittee included members from both the <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=core\/search&amp;subjectid=28612\">Division of Libraries for Children and Young People<\/a> (now <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=collections\/classifications&amp;id=3364\">Association for Library Service to Children<\/a>) and the <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=collections\/classifications&amp;id=3360\">American Association of School Librarians<\/a> too. This 43-page publication features 7 chapters, a bibliography, and an appendix with quantitative standards (measurements) for school libraries and library housing. The chapter topics include standards of (for): the development of school libraries in education; a description of services to pupils and teachers; library personnel; book collections and other library resources; library housing; as well as administration, supervision, and extension work.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-6421 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\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number06_Cover_1946.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number06_Cover_1946-197x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-6440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number06_Cover_1946-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number06_Cover_1946.jpg 603w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-6440'>\n\t\t\t\tThe cover of Library Planning Number 6, found in Record Series 93\/10\/3.\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\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number06_PageIV_1946.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number06_PageIV_1946-210x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-6441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number06_PageIV_1946-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number06_PageIV_1946.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-6441'>\n\t\t\t\tThe fourth page of Library Planning Number 6, found in Record Series 93\/10\/3.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>That same year, <em>Number 5: College and University Libraries and Librarianship<\/em> was prepared by the Committee and the<a href=\"https:\/\/archon.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/?p=collections\/classifications&amp;id=3362\"> Association of College and Reference Libraries<\/a> (now Association of College and Research Libraries) chaired by Ohio State University Librarian <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=core\/search&amp;subjectid=28528\">William H. Carlson<\/a>. Described as a study in the preface, the 152-page publication contains 12 chapters and a bibliography, on standards topics including: library expenditures and standards of support; the books in the libraries; acquisition, organization and use of library materials; cooperation and coordination in the profession; philanthropy and college libraries; characteristics and education of personnel; professional organizations; professional literature; the college library building; government of college libraries; and a conclusion. Curious readers should be sure to read the conclusion for an essay on the strategic opportunities of educated leaders after a disaster, including quotes from librarian <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=core\/search&amp;subjectid=28529\">William N. C. Carlton<\/a>, economist and sociologist Thorstein Veblen, and R. B. Fosdick (of the <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=core\/search&amp;subjectid=31046\">Rockefeller Foundation<\/a>).<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-6421 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\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number03_Cover_1948.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number03_Cover_1948-183x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number03_Cover_1948-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number03_Cover_1948.jpg 577w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-6431'>\n\t\t\t\tThe cover of Library Planning Number 3, found in Record Series 93\/10\/3.\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\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number03_PageV_1948.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number03_PageV_1948-193x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number03_PageV_1948-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number03_PageV_1948.jpg 527w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-6455'>\n\t\t\t\tThe fifth page of Library Planning Number 3, found in Record Series 93\/10\/3. \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\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number03_PageVI_1948.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number03_PageVI_1948-190x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number03_PageVI_1948-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number03_PageVI_1948.jpg 551w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-6433'>\n\t\t\t\tThe fifth page of Library Planning Number 3, found in Record Series 93\/10\/3.\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\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number03_PageII_1948.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"187\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number03_PageII_1948-187x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number03_PageII_1948-187x300.jpg 187w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number03_PageII_1948.jpg 527w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-6432'>\n\t\t\t\tThe second page of Library Planning Number 3, found in Record Series 93\/10\/3.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>In 1948, <em>Number 2<\/em> and <em>Number 3<\/em> were published as a combined book <em>Number 3: A National Plan for Public Library Service<\/em>. Initially, the plan was to publish the data collected as <em>Number 2,<\/em> and the final national library plan would be published as <em>Number 3<\/em>. However, the data was not published as planned and it was incorporated into the second chapter of <em>Number 3<\/em>. This 168-page publication includes 13 chapters and an alphabetical subject index too. The chapters are arranged into three parts. The first part, Chapters 1 to 2, contrasts ideals of library service with the data collected. In the second part, Chapters 3 to 7, a national system of public libraries is proposed. While the third part, Chapters 8 to 12, describes what implementation of a national system would look like, organized by the subject themes of previous volumes (e.g. library collections, personnel, buildings, citizen interest, and research projects).<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-6421 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\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number07_Cover_1948.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number07_Cover_1948-198x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-6442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number07_Cover_1948-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number07_Cover_1948.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-6442'>\n\t\t\t\tThe cover of Library Planning Number 7, found in Record Series 93\/10\/3.\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\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number07_PageII_1948.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number07_PageII_1948-204x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-6443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number07_PageII_1948-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number07_PageII_1948.jpg 498w\" 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-6-6443'>\n\t\t\t\tThe second page of Library Planning Number 7, found in Record Series 93\/10\/3.\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\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number07_PageVII_1948.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number07_PageVII_1948-203x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-6444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number07_PageVII_1948-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/09\/9310003a_Box01_Number07_PageVII_1948.jpg 539w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-6444'>\n\t\t\t\tThe seventh page of Library Planning Number 7, found in Record Series 93\/10\/3.\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 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93\/10\/3.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Also in 1948, <em>Number 7: The Public Library&#8211;Plans for the Teen Age<\/em> was published as a supplement to <em>Number<\/em> <em>3<\/em> and it was undersigned by both <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=core\/search&amp;subjectid=31844\">Amy Winslow<\/a> and Carleton B. Joeckel too. The book&#8217;s subcommittee was overseen by New York Public Library Superintendent of Work with Schools and Chair Mabel Williams, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=core\/search&amp;subjectid=28612\">Division of Libraries for Children and Young People<\/a> (now the <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=collections\/classifications&amp;id=3364\">Association for Library Service to Children<\/a>) and its Section The Young People&#8217;s Reading Round Table. This 86-page publication includes 7 chapters and a large, 59-page appendix including excerpts from articles about library work with young people too.<\/p>\n<p>By 1948, after five years of publications, the <em>Library Planning <\/em>series ended but its content would continue to provide ideas for the future library work after the war. Ambitious projects like these are seldom done in isolation, and this series was another great collaborative project. As seen from each number&#8217;s credit pages, nearly all of the plans included the work of multiple A.L.A. committees and many library consultants too.<\/p>\n<p>For half a decade, the <em>Planning for Libraries<\/em> series, under Chair Carleton B. Joeckel, produced a variety of planning resources for librarians and library administrators alike. Equally as various as the publications themselves, were the library-based collaborators and consultants from across the U.S. in libraries everywhere. For even more information about the Post-War Planning Committee, please see the Post-War Planning Committee Subject File (<a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=collections\/controlcard&amp;id=7857\">Record Series 93\/10\/6<\/a>) and the Reports and Circulars too (<a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=collections\/controlcard&amp;id=7856\">Record Series 93\/10\/2<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h1>Copies Available at Your ALA Archives<\/h1>\n<p>Physical copies of\u00a0<em>Planning for Libraries<\/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=7858\">Record Series 93\/10\/3<\/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 national library planning work too. Do you have any information about early publications or national library planning 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>From 1943 through 1948, known under the series title Planning for Libraries, the American Library Association produced a series of resources to support library access expansion across the United States following the end of World War Two. Each publication is rich with recommendations and summaries of opportunities available to many public libraries. 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