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Order Number	00077054
Title	Woman with Newbery Medal, view 20
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	L.A.-Libraries-L.A. Public Library.; N-004-488.20 4x5
Date	1930
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;14 x 11 cm. on sheet 26 x 21 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	Central Library, located at 630 W. 5th Street in downtown Los Angeles, was designed by architects Bertram G. Goodhue and Carlton M. Winslow. Constructed between 1922-1926, it was designed to mimic the architecture of ancient Egypt, complete with a tiled mosaic pyramid tower and many beautiful murals throughout. Tragic fires in 1986 destroyed part of the building along with 20 percent of the library's collection, prompting a closure for 6 years while restoration took place. The renovation was completed in 1993, and the library reopened on October 3, 1993. The Los Angeles Public Library is the third largest public library in the United States in terms of books and periodical holdings, boasting over 6 million volumes. It was added to the National Register of Historical Places in 1970 - Building #70000136.
Description	View 20: An unidentified woman poses with a Newbery Medal, which can be seen nestled in its velvet-lined case. It is unclear if this woman is a librarian or a recepient of the award. The Newbery Medal, named after the eighteenth-century English bookseller John Newbery, is an annual award given by the American Library Association to the most distinguished American children's book published the previous year. In 1921, Frederic G. Melcher proposed the award to the American Library Association and was approved by the ALA Executive Board in 1922. The purpose was stated as follows: "To encourage original creative work in the field of books for children. To emphasize to the public that contributions to the literature for children deserve similar recognition to poetry, plays, or novels. To give those librarians, who make it their life work to serve children's reading interests, an opportunity to encourage good writing in this field." The Newbery Award thus became the first children's book award in the world.
Subject	Central Library (Los Angeles, Calif.). Los Angeles Public Library. Libraries and women--California--Los Angeles. Libraries--California--Los Angeles. Women--California--Los Angeles. Awards--California--Los Angeles. Newbery Medal.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection