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| Title | Library Day at the Seattle World's Fair, October 2, 1962 |
| Publication Date | 1962 |
| Notes | Schedule of events includes a tour of foreign exhibits and ALA's Library 21, the "automated library of the future, " and guest appearances by World's Fair representatives, as well as Washington State School Library and American Library Association members. |
| Contextual Notes | The Library 21 exhibit at the Seattle World's Fair, sponsored by the American Library Association, was located in the Washington State Coliseum and designed primarily to envision the role of technology in libraries of the future. Library 21 featured traditional services like "Children's World" with over 2,000 books for young readers, and a librarian-staffed "Ready Reference Center" which held more than 700 reference titles, along with exhibits by IBM, UNIVAC, and XEROX which highlighted the latest technological innovations in information access, retrieval, and storage. Library Day at the Seattle World's Fair honored the work of librarians past and present while highlighting the vital role libraries have played in society throughout our collective history. |
| Geographic Coverage | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
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| Digital Collection | Pamphlet and Textual Ephemera Collection
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| Digital ID Number | PAM0503 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or inquire about permissions contact: photos@u.washington.edu. Please cite the Order Number. |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Century 21 Exposition records. Accession No. 507-2 |
| Object Type | Ephemera
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| Physical Description | 28 x 21.5 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original text at 200 dpi saved in TIFF format, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2011 |
