#national history day

Ascension Community High School librarian Suanne Gordon reshelves books after a school renovation, a project of the U.S. military and Guyana Defense Force. 9/5/1997, NARA ID 6504646.

NationalSchoolLibrarian Day!

By Miriam Kleiman, Public Affairs

Today we honor the hard-working school librarians who patiently helped us find three sources for every paper, guided our debate team research, and brainstormed creative approaches to National History Day topics. Special shout out to Larry Rakow of Shaker High, circa 1980s!

Librarian at the card files at a high school in New Ulm MN, 10/1974. NARA ID 558218.

“Librarian,” from Labor Dept’s “Stock Photos Depicting Various Occupations, 2002 - 2007, NARA ID 81235343.

Librarian in the National Archives Library 1955. NARA ID 122213574.

"The Librarian Carefully Enters the Consignment Into Her Books” 12/1952. NARA ID 23932351

Librarian at Camp Lee, VA, WWI, NARA ID 20801744.

WPA-staffed library in Charlestown, IN. 8/26/1941. NARA ID 518271.

See also:
Books, Boots & Bridles: The Packhorse Librarians

Pack Horse Librarian Delivering Books to Children, 1/11/1938, NARA ID 148728416.

During the Depression, this Works Progress Administration/New Deal program brought books to eager readers in the far corners of Appalachia. FDR Library Education Specialist Jeffrey Urbin shares the story of FDR’s Pack Horse Library initiative carried out almost entirely by women. Watch the video.

Pack Horse Librarians, WPA records, 1/11/1938, FDR Library, NARA ID 48728414.