03725oam 2200685I 450 991081344570332120240131141519.01-135-46779-X0-415-65368-10-203-95837-31-135-46772-210.4324/9780203958377 (CKB)2550000001117651(EBL)1397304(OCoLC)870590744(SSID)ssj0001003259(PQKBManifestationID)11636198(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001003259(PQKBWorkID)11027547(PQKB)10699282(MiAaPQ)EBC1397304(Au-PeEL)EBL1397304(CaPaEBR)ebr10763825(CaONFJC)MIL518089(OCoLC)858861532(FINmELB)ELB133121(EXLCZ)99255000000111765120180706d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBooks and libraries in American society during World War II weapons in the war of ideas /Patti Clayton BeckerNew York :Routledge,2005.1 online resource (303 p.)Studies in American popular history and cultureDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-97179-9 1-299-86838-X Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-281) and index.Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction ""Imposing Frontages on Important Streets""; Chapter One ""More than Pleasant Luxuries"": Background; Chapter Two ""We Have to Act Immediately"": Responding to the National Emergency; Chapter Three ""Moving Picture Houses and Dance Halls"": Seeking Support; Chapter Four ""To Meet the Needs of a Nation at War"": Libraries Respond; Chapter Five ""Avoid Frightening the Librarian"": Implementing the Policy Statement; Chapter Six ""Praise the Lord and Pass the New Editions"": Victory Book CampaignsChapter Seven ""A Spell of Rough Weather"": Wartime ChallengesChapter Eight ""Beginning a New Era"": Postwar Hopes; Epilogue; Appendices; Appendix One American Library Association Presidents, 1939-1946; Appendix Two Total Circulation, 1939-1945; Appendix Three Adult Fiction and Nonfiction Circulation, 1940-1945; Appendix Four Circulation of Adult and Children's Books, 1939-1945; Appendix Five ALA Membership, 1939-1945; Notes; Bibliography; IndexWorld War II presented America's public libraries with the daunting challenge of meeting new demands for war-related library services and materials with Depression-weakened collections, inadequate budgets and demoralized staff, in addition to continuing to serve the library's traditional clientele of women and children seeking recreational reading. This work examines how libraries could respond to their communities need through the use of numerous primary and secondary sources.American popular history and culture (Routledge (Firm))Libraries and societyUnited StatesHistory20th centuryWorld War, 1939-1945LibrariesPublic librariesUnited StatesHistory20th centuryLibraries and societyHistoryWorld War, 1939-1945Libraries.Public librariesHistory021.2/0973/0904Becker Patti Clayton1951-,1607628MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813445703321Books and libraries in American society during World War II3933986UNINA