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

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."
Read!
Image | 1920 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide featuring words "Read! Stories of travel, adventure, romance, nature or history. - all FREE at the Fuller Park Library."
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"
Remount Station Branch Library, Camp Lewis
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide showing the exterior of the ALA Camp Library at Camp Lewis, Tacoma, Washington
Bedside service of the American Library Association in the Base Hospital, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas.
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsLibrarian brings books to wounded men 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.
In the Library of the American Library Association at the Base Hospital, Camp Grant, Illinois
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsServicemen using the library. Additional caption reads: 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 at Fort Riley, Kansas.
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.
Bedside service of the American Library Association in the US. Naval hospital, Fort Lyon, Colorado
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsWounded servicemen getting books off a cart. Additional caption reads: With 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.
In the Library of the American Library Association at U.S. General Hospital No. 28, East View, New York
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsWounded servicemen using the library. Additional caption reads: 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 at US. General Hospital No. 31, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsServicemen 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.
How About Engines? (Hospital)
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide. Caption reads: "How About Engines? Books On All Sorts at the HOSPITAL LIBRARY"
The Job In France is about cleaned up (Camp Library)
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide. Caption reads: "The Job In France is about cleaned up ~ NOW CLEAN UP on that job back home;There's a book to tell you how ~ in the CAMP LIBRARY"
The Job In France is about cleaned up (Hospital Library)
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide. Caption reads: "The Job In France is about cleaned up ~ NOW CLEAN UP on that job back home; There's a book to tell you how ~ in the HOSPITAL LIBRARY"
The Job In France is about cleaned up (Recreation)
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide. Caption reads: "The Job In France is about cleaned up ~ NOW CLEAN UP on that job back home; There's a book to tell you how ~ in the LIBRARY in the Recreation Building"
YOUR BEST FRIEND RIGHT NOW (Recreation)
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide. Caption reads: "YOUR BEST FRIEND RIGHT NOW is the LIBRARY at the Recreation Building It has a book about your job at home."
A Crew's Reading Room
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide featuring a photograph of sailors reading below deck on a ship. Captioned "A crew's reading room."
Library Corner in a "Y" Hut, France
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide showing soldiers reading. Captioned "Library corner in a Y Hut in France."
French Newsie
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide featuring a photograph of a young child in a beret selling newspapers to American soldiers. Captioned "French Newsie sells American newspaper."

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