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Caroline Feller Bauer (1935 – 2013) was an author, educator, and librarian. She believed in the importance of encouraging children to read and became a champion of children’s literature. Bauer wrote a number of books promoting children’s literature and library programming including This Way to Books, which was published in 1983 by the H.W. Wilson publishing company.

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The American Library Association, or ALA, is the oldest and largest library association in the world. It was founded on October 6, 1876 during the Centennial Exposition, the first official World’s Fair in the United States, in Philadelphia. Their goal is to promote and improve library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning. The ALA has a publishing company, ALA Publishing, and material can be purchased through their store website. Materials include books for public libraries, school libraries, textbooks, eBooks, books for professional development, along with clothing, incentives, library signage and displays, posters, and more.  

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Over the decades most libraries whether public or academic, have become known to be “where the books are,” but with the advent of computers, and the Internet, this view is constantly changing. Generations are now looking at libraries differently and are not seeing the relevance of an exclusive place for books as the future of their library. Helping our libraries evolve with current users’ needs is crucial to begin saving our libraries.

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The library aide is a helpful addition to the library family. Usually, someone who works with both librarians and patrons in the library as support staff. They might be found in the library stacks, shelving books as patrons return their books from circulation, or helping with research or scholarly needs in one of the hundreds of libraries throughout the U.S. today.

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“Connecticut libraries – they’re in the answer business” was a public relations campaign to promote public libraries as well as the services provided by the Connecticut Library Association. The campaign ran from 1981 – 1982 and featured illustrations by children’s author and illustrator, Maurice Sendak (1928 – 2012), on various promotional materials such as buttons, bookmarks, and bags. The illustrations were based on characters Sendak had created for his book, Where the Wild Things Are (1963).

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This button promotes the American Library Association’s (ALA) Library Legislative Day. The ALA is a non-profit organization that supports and promotes libraries, library professionals and library education. Library Legislative Day occurs in May where hundreds of library advocates go to Capitol Hill, Washington D.C. to meet with members of Congress and their staffs. National Library Legislative Day first began in 1976.As of 2003 virtual meetings are added as part of the day as to allow the attendance for people who cannot go to Capitol Hill.

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The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is a proposed amendment which was designed to guarantee equal rights for women. This amendment was first introduced in 1923, and in 1972 it passed both houses of Congress. Then later in 1977, the amendment received 35 of the 38 state ratifications. But five of these states would rescind their ratifications, and in 1982 the amendment ended and the ERA was not passed. This image on the button highlights in green the non-ratifying states.