Joliet Public Library staff member Lupe Lesa and volunteers removing books damaged in the April 19, 1989 fire.
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- Created Date
- 1989-04-19
- Description
On April 19, 1989, the Joliet Public Library was firebombed, destroying the non-fiction section of the children's area, closing the entire library for 9 days, and closing the children's section for several months. These are images from the firebombing.
- Creator
The Joliet Public Library
- Contributing Institution
- Joliet Public Library
- Collection
- Joliet Public Library Firebombing
- Subjects
- Joliet (Ill.) -- History
Joliet Public Library -- History
Libraries -- Illinois -- Joliet
Fires -- Illinois -- Joliet
Disasters
Domestic/Community/Social Life - Language
- English
- Rights
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- Chicago citation style
- The Joliet Public Library. Joliet Public Library staff member Lupe Lesa and volunteers removing books damaged in the April 19, 1989 fire.. 1989-04-19. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16614coll39/id/11. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- The Joliet Public Library, (1989-04-19) Joliet Public Library staff member Lupe Lesa and volunteers removing books damaged in the April 19, 1989 fire.. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16614coll39/id/11
- MLA citation style
- The Joliet Public Library. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16614coll39/id/11>.