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Shortly after the new library opened, WOI radio listeners began making requests for programming related to books and music. In the fall of 1925, library staff began ten-minute book reviews over the radio. Popularity saw the program grow to daily readings by 1928, and in 1930, a new program was launched with expanded programming. Interest continued to grow from the general public, and soon, demands for borrowing books started coming in. As a result, the library launched what is believed to be the first Radio Book Club in the nation. Twenty coupons could be purchased for $3, with one coupon equaling the rental of one book. By June 1932, this service saw the lending of 4,500 books.
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Title:
Photo of Betty Wells, Radio Book Club
Date Created:
1939
Description:
Shortly after the new library opened, WOI radio listeners began making requests for programming related to books and music. In the fall of 1925, library staff began ten-minute book reviews over the radio. Popularity saw the program grow to daily readings by 1928, and in 1930, a new program was launched with expanded programming. Interest continued to grow from the general public, and soon, demands for borrowing books started coming in. As a result, the library launched what is believed to be the first Radio Book Club in the nation. Twenty coupons could be purchased for $3, with one coupon equaling the rental of one book. By June 1932, this service saw the lending of 4,500 books.
Subjects:
WOI (Radio station : Ames, Iowa)
Type:
Image;StillImage
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Preferred Citation:
"Photo of Betty Wells, Radio Book Club", The Heart of the University, Digital Scholarship and Initiatives
Reference Link:
https://digital.lib.iastate.edu/exhibits/parkscentennial/items/parkscentennial1.html
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