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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mastodon.social/users/gutenberg_org/statuses/116612379814352383">Project Gutenberg (gutenberg_org@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 21-May-2026 23:48:24 JST</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gutenberg_org" title="gutenberg_org@mastodon.social"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/132842-48-20230813103534.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Project Gutenberg" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Project Gutenberg</a></section><article><p>37 Vintage Library Ads That Perfectly Capture The Joys Of Reading</p><p>As public libraries began popping up across America in the early 1900s, these posters encouraged people to take advantage of their resources.</p><p><a href="https://allthatsinteresting.com/vintage-library-ads" rel="nofollow">https://allthatsinteresting.com/vintage-library-ads</a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/literature" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/libraries" rel="tag">#libraries</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/6416337#notice-12631251">In conversation</a><time datetime="2026-05-21T23:48:24+09:00" title="Thursday, 21-May-2026 23:48:24 JST">about 3 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gutenberg_org/116612379814352383" rel="external" title="Sent from mastodon.social via ActivityPub">mastodon.social</a></span></span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gutenberg_org/116612379814352383">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/6101051">"Sadie Wendell Mitchell created this poster circa 1909 that encourages women to read. Note the title of the book at the woman's feet — The Psychology of the Male Human." - from article slideshow.In the illustration a woman in profile wearing a long flowing dress is sitting in a chair engrossed in a book. She is surrounded by other books. There is a sign at the top of the illustration that says "Do It Now". There are two books titles shown at the bottom of the picture. One is "Study of Bugology" and the other is "The Psychology of the Male Human". It also says Sadie Wendell Mitchell at the bottom and the caption of the illustration is "Dig."</a></label><br><a href="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/612/353/955/801/234/original/7d8b9501f325e07e.jpg" rel="external">https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/612/353/955/801/234/original/7d8b9501f325e07e.jpg</a></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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37 Vintage Library Ads That Perfectly Capture The Joys Of Reading
As public libraries began popping up across America in the early 1900s, these posters encouraged people to take advantage of their resources.
https://allthatsinteresting.com/vintage-library-ads
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1. "Sadie Wendell Mitchell created this poster circa 1909 that encourages women to read. Note the title of the book at the woman's feet — The Psychology of the Male Human." - from article slideshow. In the illustration a woman in profile wearing a long flowing dress is sitting in a chair engrossed in a book. She is surrounded by other books. There is a sign at the top of the illustration that says "Do It Now". There are two books titles shown at the bottom of the picture. One is "Study of Bugology" and the other is "The Psychology of the Male Human". It also says Sadie Wendell Mitchell at the bottom and the caption of the illustration is "Dig."
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