Joliet Public Library staff members, Kay Erickson, Clark Hall, Mary Jane Hernandez, and volunteers removing bar codes from damaged Books books after the April 19, 1989 firebombing of the library.
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- 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
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Domestic/Community/Social Life - Language
- English
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- The Joliet Public Library. Joliet Public Library staff members, Kay Erickson, Clark Hall, Mary Jane Hernandez, and volunteers removing bar codes from damaged Books books after the April 19, 1989 firebombing of the library.. 1989-04-19. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16614coll39/id/5. (Accessed March 28, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- The Joliet Public Library, (1989-04-19) Joliet Public Library staff members, Kay Erickson, Clark Hall, Mary Jane Hernandez, and volunteers removing bar codes from damaged Books books after the April 19, 1989 firebombing of the library.. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16614coll39/id/5
- MLA citation style
- The Joliet Public Library. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16614coll39/id/5>.