We have Doss Hill, Coordinator of Information Literacy and Outreach at the Snowden Library at Lycoming College, to thank for these treasures. The first photo is a repurposed card catalog box. Doss explains that we have multiple of these throughout the library, serving as coffee tables for lounge areas. They spark thought-provoking conversations with students about how library materials used to be found.”
How great to see these venerable symbols of libraries’ past on public display, and to know that they spark teaching moments with students! The Library History Buff Blog lists many ways of reusing card catalogs.
Below is a borrower’s card from The Autobiography of Peggy Eaton, which was published in 1932. Doss notes that “the binding of this book has unfortunately deteriorated over time, and I discovered it among the books in need of repair on a small shelf in our back office.”
