Items | Digital Collections at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library

Camp Library of the American Library Association at Camp Funston, Kansas
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsSoldiers lingering outside a camp library. Additional caption reads: The A.L.A. gives library service to 860 army, navy and marine corps camps and stations, and 208 hospitals in America. Libraries have been placed on 911 vessels and more than two million books have been sent overseas. The men in hospitals ana camps here and overseas need your magazines. As soon as you have r...
Library Service of the American Library Association at the Base Hospital, Camp Dix, New Jersey
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsServicemen using the library. Additional caption reads: Reading in the Red Cross House. The A.L.A. has placed libraries in 208 hospitals. The men in hospitals and camps here and overseas need your magazines. As soon as you have read them, place a stamp on the notice on the cover, and mail.
Signal Corps Photographers before Photo Collection, Camp Travis
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide showing three photographers of the Signal Corps seated in front of the photo collection of the library at Camp Travis, Texas
Bedside service of the American Library Association in the U.S. Public Health Service Hospital, Greenville, South Carolina
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsWith her book truck the librarian brings to the man in bed the book he wants. The A. L. A. has placed libraries in 249 hospitals. The men in hospitals are still looking for your magazines. As soon as you have read them, place a stamp on the notice on the cover, and mail.
Bedside service of the American Library Association at the U.S. General Hospital No. 43, National Soldiers' Home, Virginia
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsLibrarian watching men read in wheelchairs. Additional caption reads: The A.L.A. has placed libraries in 208 hospitals. The men in hospitals and camps here and overseas need your magazines. As soon as you have read them, place a stamp on the notice on the cover, and mail.
Bedside service of the American Library Association in the U.S. Debarkation Hospital No. 5, New York City.
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsMen reading in bed and picking books out on a book truck. Additional caption reads: With her book truck, the librarian brings to the man's bed the book he wants. The A.L.A. has placed libraries in 208 hospitals.The men in hospitals and camps here and overseas need your magazines. As soon as you have read them, place a stamp on the notice on the cover, and mail.
Camp Library at Camp Bowie, Texas
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsExterior of the camp library. Caption reads: Camp Library, American Library Association, Camp Bowie Texas
Library service of the American Library Association in the Base Hospital, Camp Mills, New York
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsThree men reading in a library. Additional caption reads: Reading in the Red Cross House. The A.L.A. has placed libraries in 230 hospitals. The men in hospitals and camps here and overseas need your magazines. As soon as you have read them, place a stamp on the notice on the cover, and mail.
In the Library of the American Library Association, Paris Island, South Carolina
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsMen reading at a table in the camp library. Additional caption reads: The A.L.A. gives service to 860 Army, Navy and Marine Corps camps and stations, and 208 hospitals. Libraries have been placed on 911 vessels and more than two million books have been sent overseas.The men in hospitals and camps here and overseas need your magazines. As soon as you have read them, place a s...
Soldier's Club Room, Camp Sheridan, ALA
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide showing soldiers reading inside a club room at Camp Sheridan, Alabama
Merchant seamen find opportunities for study in technical books supplied by the American Library Association.
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsMen reading in bunk beds. Additional caption reads: The A.L.A. furnishes free crew's libraries to American merchant ships and through representatives at principal ports provides free library service to American seamen.
American Library Association books boarding Merchant Marine vessel at New Orleans, Louisiana
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsMen loading boxes on a ship. Additional caption reads: The A.L.A. furnishes free crew's libraries to American merchant ships and through representatives at principal ports provides free library service to American seamen.
In the Library of the American Library Association at Camp Sherman, Ohio.
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsSoldiers reading. Additional caption reads: The A.L.A. gives library service to 860 army, navy and marine corps camps and stations and 208 hospitals in America. Libraries have been placed on 911 vessels and more than two million books have been sent overseas. The men in hospitals and camps here and overseas need your magazines. As soon as you have read them, place a stamp on...
Camp Library at Camp Pike, Arkansas (Exterior)
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsCaption reads: Camp Library, American Library Association.??? Camp Fremont, California.
In the Library of the American Library Association at Letterman U.S. General Hospital, San Francisco, California
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsWounded men using the library. Additional caption reads: The A.L.A. has placed libraries in 208 hospitals.The men in hospitals and camps here and overseas need your magazines. As soon as you have read them, place a stamp on the notice on the cover, and mail.
Recreation Hall and Library, 44th Infantry, Camp Lewis
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide showing soldiers reading inside the Recreation Hall and Library of Camp Lewis, WA
Interior Camp Gordon "GA" Library, Mags. & Maps Popular
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide showing the interior of an army camp library with several soldiers reading
Wanted: 500,000 BOOKS
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide depicting a wounded serviceman being read aloud to by another serviceman, and a librarian standing behind them holding books. Caption reads: "Wanted: 500,000 BOOKS for American Soldiers in Germany and France. Take FRESH FICTION to the PUBLIC LIBRARY for shipment overseas in the tonnage of the American Library Association."
Jobs for Soldiers
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide reads "Jobs for Soldiers; How to get the man and the job together; Let Binghamton Public Library Help You Fit the Man to His Job."
Ex Servicemen Anywhere
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide with the caption "Ex servicemen anywhere may borrow books free from their local public library or the state library commission or the American Library Association; 78 E. Washington St. Chicago ILL."
Sorting Second Class Mail, Camp Sherman Library
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide showing two soldiers sorting printed materials for the ALA library at Camp Sherman, OH
Library service of the American Library Association at the U.S. General Hospital No. 6, Fort McPherson, Georgia
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsServicemen using the library. Additional caption reads: Reading in the Post Chapel Library. The A. L. A. has placed libraries in 208 hospitals. The men in hospitals and camps here and overseas need your magazines. As soon as you have read them, place a stamp on the notice on the cover, and mail.
Bedside service of the American Library Association in the Base Hospital, Camp Devens, Massachusetts
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsMen reading in bed. Additional caption reads: With her book truck, the librarian brings to the man's bed the book he wants. The A.L.A. has placed libraries in 208 hospitals. The men in hospitals and camps here and overseas need your magazines. As soon as you have read them, place a stamp on the notice on the cover, and mail.
Library service of the American Library Association in the U.S. Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Massachusetts
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsSailors reading in a library. Additional caption reads: Reading in the Red Cross House. The A.L.A. has placed libraries in 230 hospitals.The men in hospitals and camps here and overseas need your magazines. As soon as you have read them, place a stamp on the notice on the cover, and mail.
Camp Library, Camp Upton, New York
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsExterior of the camp library. A car is in front.
Large Branch, Camp McClellan
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide showing soldiers patronizing a branch library at Camp McClellan, Alabama
Tea and Books with the Red Cross
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide showing soldiers having tea and reading. Photograph is highly degraded. Captioned "Tea and books with the Red Cross, Orly, near Paris."
Hotel du Pavillon, Paris
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide showing soldiers at a hotel reading. Caption reads "Hotel du Pavillon, Paris "Y" Hdgts. Intern'l Film Ser."
Reading and Writing Room, Paris
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide showing soldiers reading. Caption reads "Read'g & Writ'g Room, Paris Club, Rue Royals. Int. Film Ser. Inc."
Reading Room, American University, Paris
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide showing soldiers reading. Caption reads "Reading Room Am. University Union, Paris. Internt'l Film Ser. Inc."
Modern Plumbing Methods and Other Good Books (Hospital Library)
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide. Caption reads: "Modern Plumbing Methods and Other Good Books on Photography, Carpentry, Cement and Concrete Work and Practical Steam and Hot Water Heating are in the HOSPITAL LIBRARY"
Modern Plumbing Methods and Other Good Books (Public Library)
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide advertisement reads: Modern Plumbing Methods and Other Good Books on Photography, Carpentry, Cement Work and Practical Steam and Hot Water Heating are in the Public Library.
Work Room, Camp Lewis Library, Tacoma, Washington
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide showing soldiers patronizing the field artillery branch library at Camp Lewis, WA
General Pershing (Camp Library)
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide advertisement reads: General Pershing has asked for 50 tons of books every month. Over 100,000 volumes of good books are being sent each month to the front over there by the A.L.A. Hurry over - reading at the CAMP LIBRARY.
ATTENTION! (Camp Library)
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide advertisement reads: ATTENTION! Take a shot at the books on tactics and military trainings - and ADVANCE! (No Charge) AT THE CAMP LIBRARY.
When in doubt take your question to the HOSPITAL LIBRARY
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide advertisement reads: When in doubt take your question to the HOSPITAL LIBRARY The Hospital Librarian doesn't know everything but can find information about most things. Try it out - it's free.
Train for Efficiency and Study in Business (Camp Library)
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide. Caption reads: "Train for Efficiency and Study in Business at the CAMP LIBRARY"
Get Out of the Rut (Hospital Library)
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide. Caption reads: "GET OUT OF THE RUT. There's a better way to work that job back home. Get posted. YOUR HOSPITAL LIBRARY"
Romances of Big Industries (Camp Library)
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide. Caption reads: "Romances of Big Industries. Ask for Them at the CAMP LIBRARY"
How About Engines? (Public Library)
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide. Caption reads: "How About Engines? Books On All Sorts at the PUBLIC LIBRARY"

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