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From Marble Steps to Muddy Camps: The 1918 New York Book Campaign That Reached Soldiers Across the World

Summary by seeoldnyc.com
In the fall of 1918, the front steps of the New York Public Library became the center of a national effort to supply reading materials to American soldiers serving in World War I. The American Library Association (ALA) launched a massive campaign to collect books and raise money for the war’s Library War Service. The goal was direct and urgent: provide soldiers and sailors with books for education, comfort, and distraction during wartime. Large …
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seeoldnyc.com broke the news in on Saturday, November 22, 2025.
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