LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, AMERI

sorganization of American librarians founded at Philadelphia in 1876 with the design of promoting library interests ir general, of bringing about nece ary reforms and improvements and inter. changing advice and experience. Ti came into special prominence during the World War because of its work in supplying books and periodicals to enlisted mer both in American training camps and ir actual service abroad. Over 2,400,00( books were sent overseas up to May 1919. In American training camps there were 1322 branches and station libraries Following the close of the war, contro! of these activities was turned over to the national government. Recent developments of the work of the a ociation have been the extension of libraries or American merchant ships; a istance attended to cities in the organization of public libraries, and a campaigr drive for $2,000,000 for the purposes 01 the a ociation. The official organ 0! the organization is the Library Journal and in addition it publishes at intervals many pamphlets and bulletins. It has its headquarters in Chicago, Ill., and its membership in 1923 was about 6,000.