{"id":6492,"date":"2020-02-01T12:00:53","date_gmt":"2020-02-01T12:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/?p=6492"},"modified":"2020-02-01T12:00:53","modified_gmt":"2020-02-01T12:00:53","slug":"publications-childrens-books-for-general-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/2020\/02\/01\/publications-childrens-books-for-general-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications: Children&#8217;s Books for General Reading, 1924-1929"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">During the 1920s, the American Library Association produced a two-edition series of bibliographies for children&#8217;s libraries known as <em>Children&#8217;s Books for General Reading<\/em>. Both installments are rich with selections of contemporary children&#8217;s literature. Read on to learn more about early <em>Children&#8217;s Books for General Reading<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6492 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\/2020\/01\/2433015a_Box01_ChildrensBooksForGeneralReading_Cover_1924.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2433015a_Box01_ChildrensBooksForGeneralReading_Cover_1924-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2433015a_Box01_ChildrensBooksForGeneralReading_Cover_1924-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2433015a_Box01_ChildrensBooksForGeneralReading_Cover_1924.jpg 594w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6496'>\n\t\t\t\tThe cover of the 1924 Children&#8217;s Books for General Reading, 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 portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2433015a_Box01_ChildrensBooksForGeneralReading_Page02_1924.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2433015a_Box01_ChildrensBooksForGeneralReading_Page02_1924-201x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2433015a_Box01_ChildrensBooksForGeneralReading_Page02_1924-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2433015a_Box01_ChildrensBooksForGeneralReading_Page02_1924.jpg 596w\" 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-1-6497'>\n\t\t\t\tPage 2 of the 1924 Children&#8217;s Books for General Reading, 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 portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2433015a_Box01_ChildrensBooksForGeneralReading_Page03_1924.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2433015a_Box01_ChildrensBooksForGeneralReading_Page03_1924-195x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2433015a_Box01_ChildrensBooksForGeneralReading_Page03_1924-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2433015a_Box01_ChildrensBooksForGeneralReading_Page03_1924.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-1-6498'>\n\t\t\t\tPage 2 of the 1924 Children&#8217;s Books for General Reading, found in Record Series 24\/33\/15. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>In 1924, the first edition of <em>Children&#8217;s Books for General Reading<\/em> was published and it contains a list of books selected by <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=core\/search&amp;subjectid=28675\">Cleveland Public Library<\/a> Director of Work with Children <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=core\/search&amp;subjectid=30839\">Effie L. Power<\/a>. This 8-page publication includes 2 sections for different readers, including &#8220;Books for children Under Ten Years of Age&#8221; and &#8220;Books for Children Over Ten Years of Age&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Research tip: Early bibliographies like this provide readers with both an early insight into what children might have been reading during the early 20th century.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-6492 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\/2020\/01\/2433015a_Box01_ChildrensBooksForGeneralReading_Cover_1929.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"157\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2433015a_Box01_ChildrensBooksForGeneralReading_Cover_1929-157x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-6499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2433015a_Box01_ChildrensBooksForGeneralReading_Cover_1929-157x300.jpg 157w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2433015a_Box01_ChildrensBooksForGeneralReading_Cover_1929.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 157px) 100vw, 157px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-6499'>\n\t\t\t\tThe cover of the 1929 Children&#8217;s Books for General Reading, 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 portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2433015a_Box01_ChildrensBooksForGeneralReading_Page02_1929.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"164\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2433015a_Box01_ChildrensBooksForGeneralReading_Page02_1929-164x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-6500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2433015a_Box01_ChildrensBooksForGeneralReading_Page02_1929-164x300.jpg 164w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2433015a_Box01_ChildrensBooksForGeneralReading_Page02_1929.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-6500'>\n\t\t\t\tPage 2 of the 1929 Children&#8217;s Books for General Reading, 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 portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2433015a_Box01_ChildrensBooksForGeneralReading_Page03_1929.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2433015a_Box01_ChildrensBooksForGeneralReading_Page03_1929-150x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-6501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2433015a_Box01_ChildrensBooksForGeneralReading_Page03_1929-150x300.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2020\/01\/2433015a_Box01_ChildrensBooksForGeneralReading_Page03_1929.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-6501'>\n\t\t\t\tPage 3 of the 1929 Children&#8217;s Books for General Reading, found in Record Series 24\/33\/15. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>In 1929, the second edition was published and revised. The new edition included both 300 titles and cover art too. Although this would be the final edition, the book list would continue in the author&#8217;s forthcoming book <em>Work with Children in Public Libraries <\/em>which was part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/publications-library-curriculum-studies\/\">Library Curriculum Studies<\/a> series (<a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/alaarchon\/index.php?p=collections\/controlcard&amp;id=8640\">Record Series 13\/10\/22<\/a>).<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-6492 gallery-columns-1 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\/08\/1310022a_Box01_WorkWithChildrenInPublicLibraries_1943.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/08\/1310022a_Box01_WorkWithChildrenInPublicLibraries_1943-196x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-6329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/08\/1310022a_Box01_WorkWithChildrenInPublicLibraries_1943-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/08\/1310022a_Box01_WorkWithChildrenInPublicLibraries_1943.jpg 596w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-6329'>\n\t\t\t\tThe cover of Work with Children in Public Libraries, found in Record Series 13\/10\/22.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Initially intended as an introductory bibliography to the field, over the course of 5 years, the <em>Children&#8217;s Books for General Reading<\/em> would provide a resource for librarians and library communities building early children&#8217;s library collections. Beyond its original purpose, this work would inform future publications supporting the development of librarianship for children everywhere.<\/p>\n<h1>Copies Available at Your ALA Archives<\/h1>\n<p>Physical copies of\u00a0<em>Children&#8217;s Books for General Reading<\/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>Children&#8217;s Books for General Reading<\/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>During the 1920s, the American Library Association produced a two-edition series of bibliographies for children&#8217;s libraries known as Children&#8217;s Books for General Reading. Both installments are rich with selections of contemporary children&#8217;s literature. 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