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

Don't Loaf (Hospital Library)
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide. Caption reads: "DON'T LOAF. The other fellow is studying. There's a big job waiting back home. Which Of You Will Get It? HOSPITAL LIBRARY"
Got Your Eyes Glued to Some Job Back Home? (Hospital Library)
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide. Caption reads: "Got your eyes glued to some job back home? Better glue them to the book about it at the HOSPITAL LIBRARY. Stick To It, you'll get the job."
Light and Cheery Library Corner, General Hospital, Presidio, San Francisco
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide showing a group of convalescent soldiers reading books donated by the ALA. An unidentified female librarian is seated at a desk in the background
Ward Library Service, Base Hospital, Camp Pike, Arkansas
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide showing an unidentified woman standing next to an ALA book cart while two convalescent soldiers read books in a military hospital
A Ward Porch, Base Hospital, Camp Kearney, California
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide showing nurses and convalescent soldiers on the porch of a military hospital. Several of the soldiers are reading books donated for their use by the American Library Association.
Base Hospital Library, Camp Sevier, South Carolina
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide showing librarians and soldiers using a military base library in South Carolina
A Welcome Ward Visitor, Base Hospital, Camp Cody, New Mexico
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide showing an ALA librarian distributing books to convalescent soldiers in a camp hospital during World War I
Nurses' Library, Red Cross House, Camp Dodge, Iowa
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide showing four nurses reading at a table at a military base during World War I
Nurses' Recreation Room, Camp Jackson, South Carolina
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide showing five nurses reading books donated by the American Library Association during World War I
Bedside service of the American Library Association in U.S. General Hospital No.22, Fort Sheridan, Illinois
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsA librarian helps a man in bed select a book off a cart. 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 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.
Bedside service of the American Library Association in the Base Hospital, Camp Meade, Maryland
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsLibrarian delivering books to 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.
Ward service of the American Library Association in the U.S. General Hospital No. 8, Otisville, New York
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsLibrarian delivering books to men in bed. Additional caption reads: The librarian aids reconstruction work by supplying the book needed. 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.
Romances of Big Industries (Hospital Library)
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide. Caption reads: "Romances of Big Industries. Ask for Them at the HOSPITAL LIBRARY"
GO BACK ALL SET (Hospital)
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide. Caption reads: "GO BACK ALL SET for a Bigger Job in civil life. There's a Book to help You Swing it at the HOSPITAL LIBRARY"
Ask for the paper you used to read (Hospital Library)
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide. Image of a newsboy holding up a paper. Caption reads: "Ask for the paper you used to read Daily Newspapers from your Home State At the HOSPITAL LIBRARY"
Library Service of the American Library Association in the Embarkation Hospital, Newport News, Virginia
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.
In the library of the American Library Association at Walter Reed U. S. General Hospital, Washington, D.C.
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsServicemen using the library. Additional caption reads: The library is located in the Red Cross House. 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 in U S. General Hospital No. 1, The Bronx, New York City.
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'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 U.S. General Hospital No. 8, Otisville, New York
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsServicemen and nurses using the library. Additional caption reads: The ALA. 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, 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.
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 (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"
Your Next Job and Where to Look For It (Hospital Library)
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide. Caption reads: "Your Next Job and Where to Look For It. The HOSPITAL LIBRARY has books to help you."
Beside service of the American Library Association in U.S. General Hospital No 21, Denver, Colorado
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsMen select books from a booktruck. 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 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.
Bedside service of the American Library Association at US. General Hospital No. 6, Fort McPherson, Georgia
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsServicemen selecting books off a cart. 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 a Surgical Ward, Base Hospital Library, Camp Devens, Mass.
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide showing a group of convalescent soldiers reading books donated by the ALA. An unidentified female librarian stands to the right and an African-American orderly stands directly behind the group
A Ward at Camp Custer Hospital
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide showing a library and hospital orderly distributing donated reading materials to soldiers at Camp Bowie
Bedside service of the American Library Association in the Base Hospital, Camp Travis, Texas.
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsMen in bed selecting books off 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.
Bedside service of the American Library Association in a surgical ward at Fort Riley, Kansas.
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsSoldiers reading in bed. 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.
Convalescent Pneumonia Ward, Base Hospital, Camp Bowie, Texas
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide showing convalescent servicemen perusing reading materials donated through the ALA's book drive during World War I
Rug Making, Walter Reed Hospital, ALA Books Help
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide showing convalescent soldiers at work weaving rugs as part of their rehabilitation at Walter Reed Hospital during World War I
Studying for a "Job Back Home"
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide showing a library reading room at Deb. Hospital 3. Caption reads "Studying for a 'Job Back Home' Deb. Hospital 3."
Woman Reading to Man
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide showing a woman reading to a man in a military hospital.
Miss Drake - Chauffeur, U.S. General Hospital 41, Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsPlate glass slide showing an ALA librarian and an unidentified companion steering a one-horse carriage bearing books for the Hospital Library Service
Pleasant Room Library, U.S. General Hospital 3, Ft. Des Moines, Iowa
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsPlate glass slide showing soldiers using a military hospital library, with printed materials donated by the ALA
A Cheerful Ward - Books from Base Hospital Library, Camp Custer, Michigan
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsGlass plate slide showing soldiers in a military hospital reading books donated by the ALA during World War I

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