tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196388063768443379.post8922057686014511591..comments2024-03-05T06:22:55.364-08:00Comments on Library History Buff Blog: 1956, A Big Year for Public LibrariesLarry T. Nixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10859160864287059311noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196388063768443379.post-71615096346310012702011-12-30T10:53:44.252-08:002011-12-30T10:53:44.252-08:001956 was indeed a banner year for public libraries...1956 was indeed a banner year for public libraries in the U.S. In my dissertation, "Carma Russell (Zimmerman) Leigh: An Historical Look at a Woman of Vision and Influence" (UCLA, 2000), I discuss how Carma Zimmerman, state librarian of both Washington and California, was among the many library leaders who lobbied, after WWII, for federal public library funds. Once LSA was passed, Carma used these funds to develop several cooperative library ventures throughout California. And by the way, the 1956 ALA standards were based, in large part, on standards adopted in California in 1953, not too long after Carma became CA state librarian. Not surprising, she and--if I remember correctly--future husband Robert D. Leigh were also on the ALA committee that developed the national standards. This is one of my favorite periods in US library history--very exciting stuff!<br /><br />Cindy MediavillaCynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040220362362796682noreply@blogger.com