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1. Trailer Service from the Legler Regional Library, ca. 1940 Trailer Service from the Legler Regional Library, ca. 1940 Public libraries; Automobiles The Legler Library at 115 South Pulaski Road began an experimental trailer service to area industries on April 19, 1940. The first three industrial plants to receive the service were Binks Manufacturing...

2. Traveling Branch from the Legler [Regional] Library, ca. 1960s Traveling Branch from the Legler [Regional] Library, ca. 1960s Public libraries Legler Library operated two bookmobiles, one called the "Mini-Van" and the other the "Traveling Branch." In the early 1970s, these bookmobiles made regular stops on the West Side. Black and white photo,...

3. Old Water Tank, exterior view, ca. 1870 Old Water Tank, exterior view, ca. 1870 Public libraries; Water tanks; Reading rooms; On January 1, 1873, the Chicago Public Library formally opened the doors to its first home in this water tank, which stood on a lot at the southeast corner of LaSalle and Adams Streets. Black and white...

4. Story Hour in Welles Park, 1940's Story Hour in Welles Park, 1940's Public libraries; Parks; Trees; Storytelling; Children; Librarians; Not all library activities took place within library walls. Hild Regional Library regularly produced a children's story hour in Welles Park. Each week, librarians prepared impromptu dramatizations of one...
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