{"id":6461,"date":"2019-12-01T12:00:53","date_gmt":"2019-12-01T12:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/?p=6461"},"modified":"2019-12-01T12:00:53","modified_gmt":"2019-12-01T12:00:53","slug":"publications-gifts-for-childrens-book-shelves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/2019\/12\/01\/publications-gifts-for-childrens-book-shelves\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications: Gifts for Children&#8217;s Book-Shelves, 1922-1941"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">From 1922 until 1941, the American Library Association produced a series of bibliographies for children&#8217;s libraries known as <em>Gifts for Children&#8217;s Book-Shelves<\/em>. Each installment is rich with the experienced perspectives of children&#8217;s librarianship leaders of its time. Read on to learn more about <em>Gifts for Children&#8217;s Book-Shelves<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6461 gallery-columns-3 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\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1922.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1922-300x277.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1922-300x277.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1922.jpg 665w\" 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-1-6465'>\n\t\t\t\tThe cover of the 1922 Gifts for Children&#8217;s Book-Shelves, found in Record Series 24\/33\/15. \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\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1922.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1922-300x277.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1922-300x277.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1922.jpg 666w\" 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-1-6466'>\n\t\t\t\tPages 2 and 3 of the 1922 Gifts for Children&#8217;s Book-Shelves, found in Record Series 24\/33\/15. \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\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page14_1922.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page14_1922-300x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page14_1922-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page14_1922.jpg 663w\" 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-1-6467'>\n\t\t\t\tPages 14 and 15 of the 1922 Gifts for Children&#8217;s Book-Shelves, found in Record Series 24\/33\/15. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>In 1923, at the request of the <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=core\/search&amp;subjectid=28407\">Boy Scouts of America<\/a>, the Children&#8217;s Librarians&#8217; Section (now <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=collections\/classifications&amp;id=3364\">Association for Library Service to Children<\/a>) published a bibliography of recommended children&#8217;s books for a home library. In fact, as seen in the three images above, an earlier version of the list was first distributed during the November 12-18, 1922 Children&#8217;s Book Week. The 1922 edition would be 15 pages long, and it would include subsections for &#8220;Books for the Younger Children&#8221; as well as &#8220;Books for Older Boys and Girls&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-6461 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\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1923.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1923-300x282.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-6468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1923-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1923.jpg 662w\" 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-2-6468'>\n\t\t\t\tThe cover of the 1923 Gifts for Children&#8217;s Book-Shelves, found in Record Series 24\/33\/15. \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\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1923.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1923-300x282.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-6469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1923-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1923.jpg 663w\" 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-2-6469'>\n\t\t\t\tPages 2 and 3 of the 1923 Gifts for Children&#8217;s Book-Shelves, found in Record Series 24\/33\/15. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The 1923 edition, as seen above, further subdivided into three sections, including &#8220;For Children Under Eight&#8221;, &#8220;For Boys and Girls from Eight to Twelve&#8221;, and &#8220;Books for Older Boys and Girls&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-6461 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\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1924.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1924-300x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-6470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1924-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1924.jpg 663w\" 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-3-6470'>\n\t\t\t\tThe cover of the 1924 Gifts for Children&#8217;s Book-Shelves, found in Record Series 24\/33\/15. \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\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1924.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1924-300x282.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-6471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1924-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1924.jpg 657w\" 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-3-6471'>\n\t\t\t\tPages 2 and 3 of the 1924 Gifts for Children&#8217;s Book-Shelves, found in Record Series 24\/33\/15. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The following year, the 1924 edition would include both new publications in children&#8217;s literature and a rear cover announcement concerning the recently established (1922) <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=core\/search&amp;subjectid=30502\">Newbery Award<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-6461 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\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1925.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1925-300x279.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-6472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1925-300x279.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1925.jpg 659w\" 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-4-6472'>\n\t\t\t\tThe cover of the 1925 Gifts for Children&#8217;s Book-Shelves, found in Record Series 24\/33\/15. \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\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1925.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1925-300x278.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-6473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1925-300x278.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1925.jpg 659w\" 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-4-6473'>\n\t\t\t\tPages 2 and 3 of the 1925 Gifts for Children&#8217;s Book-Shelves, found in Record Series 24\/33\/15. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The 1925 edition included even more new titles and cover image courtesy of the National Association of Book Publishers too.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-6461 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\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1927.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1927-300x292.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1927-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1927.jpg 635w\" 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-5-6474'>\n\t\t\t\tThe cover of the 1927 Gifts for Children&#8217;s Book-Shelves, found in Record Series 24\/33\/15. \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\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1927.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1927-300x281.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1927-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1927.jpg 656w\" 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-5-6475'>\n\t\t\t\tPages 2 and 3 of the 1927 Gifts for Children&#8217;s Book-Shelves, found in Record Series 24\/33\/15. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>After two years, the 1927 edition, while continuing to include new children&#8217;s literature titles, would be the first publication produced every other year.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-6461 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\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1929.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1929-300x285.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-6485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1929-300x285.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1929.jpg 655w\" 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-6-6485'>\n\t\t\t\tThe cover of the 1929 Gifts for Children&#8217;s Book-Shelves, found in Record Series 24\/33\/15. \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\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1929.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1929-300x279.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-6486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1929-300x279.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1929.jpg 669w\" 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-6-6486'>\n\t\t\t\tPages 2 and 3 of the 1929 Gifts for Children&#8217;s Book-Shelves, found in Record Series 24\/33\/15. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Two years later, the 1929 edition would be the first edition printed on colored paper, and it was produced by the newly organized <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=core\/search&amp;subjectid=28617\">Section for Library Work with Children<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=core\/search&amp;subjectid=28370\">Book Evaluation Committee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-6461 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\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1931.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1931-300x288.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-6476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1931-300x288.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1931.jpg 648w\" 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-7-6476'>\n\t\t\t\tThe cover of the 1931 Gifts for Children&#8217;s Book-Shelves, found in Record Series 24\/33\/15. \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\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1931.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1931-300x279.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-6477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1931-300x279.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1931.jpg 666w\" 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-7-6477'>\n\t\t\t\tPages 2 and 3 of the 1931 Gifts for Children&#8217;s Book-Shelves, found in Record Series 24\/33\/15. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>In 1931, the publication would return to white paper, and it would also be the last year of <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=core\/search&amp;subjectid=28407\">Boy Scouts of America<\/a>&#8216;s Chief Scout Librarian Franklin K. Mathiews&#8217; long service on the book committee.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-8' class='gallery galleryid-6461 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\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1935.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1935-300x266.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-6478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1935-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1935.jpg 695w\" 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-8-6478'>\n\t\t\t\tThe cover of the 1935 Gifts for Children&#8217;s Book-Shelves, found in Record Series 24\/33\/15. \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\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1935.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1935-300x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-6479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1935-300x270.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1935.jpg 689w\" 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-8-6479'>\n\t\t\t\tPages 2 and 3 of the 1935 Gifts for Children&#8217;s Book-Shelves, found in Record Series 24\/33\/15. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>In 1935, as the Section for Library Work with Children continued to grow, the committee had become a subcommittee of three librarians within the expanding <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=core\/search&amp;subjectid=28370\">Book Evaluation Committee<\/a>. This edition also featured further subdivision into four sections including, &#8220;Picture Books&#8221;, &#8220;To Read to Little Children&#8221;, and both Books for Boys and Girls &#8220;From 9 to 11 Years Old&#8221; as well as &#8220;From 12 to 15 Years Old&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-9' class='gallery galleryid-6461 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\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1938.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1938-300x279.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-9-6480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1938-300x279.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1938-1024x951.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1938-768x713.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1938-1536x1426.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1938.jpg 2012w\" 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-9-6480'>\n\t\t\t\tThe cover of the 1938 Gifts for Children&#8217;s Book-Shelves, found in Record Series 24\/33\/15. \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\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1938.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1938-300x273.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-9-6481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1938-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1938.jpg 684w\" 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-9-6481'>\n\t\t\t\tPages 2 and 3 of the 1938 Gifts for Children&#8217;s Book-Shelves, found in Record Series 24\/33\/15. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>In 1938, <em>Gifts for Children&#8217;s Book-Shelves<\/em> would be printed again on colored paper, and multiple attributed images would be included throughout the publication too. For example, in the image above, an image from Munro Leaf&#8217;s <em>The Story of Ferdinand<\/em> is attributed to the book&#8217;s illustrator (and future 1941 <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=core\/search&amp;subjectid=28498\">Caldecott<\/a> and 1945 <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=core\/search&amp;subjectid=30502\">Newbery<\/a> award winner) Robert Lawson.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-10' class='gallery galleryid-6461 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\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1941.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1941-300x281.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-10-6482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1941-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Cover_1941.jpg 663w\" 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-10-6482'>\n\t\t\t\tThe cover of the 1941 Gifts for Children&#8217;s Book-Shelves, found in Record Series 24\/33\/15. \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\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1941.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1941-300x283.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-10-6483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1941-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2435015a_Box01_GiftsForChildrensBookShelves_Page02_1941.jpg 657w\" 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-10-6483'>\n\t\t\t\tPages 2 and 3 of the 1941 Gifts for Children&#8217;s Book-Shelves, found in Record Series 24\/33\/15. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Finally, in 1941, the tenth edition ends this series with the most amount of images and the most amount of subsections too. The familiar sections include &#8220;For the Very Young&#8221;, &#8220;From 7 to 9 Years Old&#8221;, &#8220;From 10 to 12 Years Old&#8221;, and &#8220;For the Teens&#8221;. For a section like &#8220;For the Very Young&#8221;, additional subsections include &#8220;Picture-Story Books&#8221;, &#8220;Read Me a Story, Please&#8221;, &#8220;Rhyme and Rhythm&#8221;, and &#8220;Tiny Treasures&#8221; which includes popular characters in smaller books that fit into a child&#8217;s hand.<\/p>\n<p>From an exciting idea proposed to the A.L.A., a great amount of librarians would collaborate to produce a reference tool which would continue to find success beyond its original goal. After almost 20 years of collaboration, this ten-edition publication series would come to end, after decades of helping current and future readers everywhere.<\/p>\n<h1>Copies Available at Your ALA Archives<\/h1>\n<p>Physical copies of <em>Gifts for Children&#8217;s Book-Shelves<\/em> publications 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=7176\">Record Series 24\/33\/15<\/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 early\u00a0<em>Gifts for Children&#8217;s Book-Shelves<\/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>From 1922 until 1941, the American Library Association produced a series of bibliographies for children&#8217;s libraries known as Gifts for Children&#8217;s Book-Shelves. Each installment is rich with the experienced perspectives of children&#8217;s librarianship leaders of its time. 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