Libraries for Wounded Soldiers and Prisoners of War during the World War I

Abstract

The article is devoted to the 100th anniversary of the First World War. It reveals the organization of library services for the wounded soldiers and prisoners of war during the World War I. There is considered participation of public institutions, social and charitable institutions, professional societies in the Book Supply libraries in hospitals and infirmaries, camps for prisoners of war. There are described forms of public participation in the collection of funds, purchasing, acquisition and delivery of books. There is presented the statistical data on the number of collected books and libraries.