Library 21: ALA at the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair
The American Library Association predicted the future 62 years ago in Seattle—the future of libraries, that is. They called their premonition “Library 21,” an exhibition at the 1962 World’s Fair.
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Library 21: ALA at the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair
The American Library Association predicted the future 62 years ago in Seattle—the future of libraries, that is. They called their premonition “Library 21,” an exhibition at the 1962 World’s Fair.
Henry and Edith Carr, ALA’s Golden Couple
With Valentine’s Day approaching, we remember possibly the most famous ALA couple of all time, Henry and Edith Wallbridge Carr. Married for 43 years and active in ALA for even longer, the Carrs were well-known within the library community of the late 19th and early 20th century. Where did their romance begin? At an ALA conference, of course!
Librarians, Segregated: The 1936 ALA Annual Conference
Stanley J. Kunitz, editor of the Wilson Bulletin, called it the “The Spectre at Richmond” —but the racial discrimination at the 1936 American Library Association Annual Conference was no ghostly apparition
Fighting Censors and Book Bans: Establishing the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
Almost 60 years ago, the Intellectual Freedom Committee of the American Library Association needed a partner in their fight for intellectual freedom.