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A photograph and article about the establishment of a library in Vance, Alabama.

Photograph of the bookmobile at the Lakeview Volunteer Fire Department in McCalla.

Bookmobile service was restored to Tuscaloosa County in 1995 after the service was discontinued 10 years earlier due to lack of funds. This bookmobile was on the…

A photograph of Barbara Jordan with the audio equipment necessary to listen to the "talking books" supplied by the Library of Congress to libraries throughout the United States.

The Tuscaloosa Public Library, a Subregional Library for the Blind…

A photograph of and report on the Northport branch of the Tuscaloosa Public Library when it was located in the Northport Civic Center at the intersection of U.S. Highways 82 and 43.

A menu from Nick’s, now Nick’s Original Filet House, from the early 1940’s when the restaurant was located in Knoxville, Alabama, just across the Greene County line from Tuscaloosa.  Although the prices have gone up from this menu, the motto “Just A…

According to a telegram received by his parents Pvt. John Wesley Mills Jr. died of pneumonia on October 21, 1918 while serving with a Machine Gun Infantry of the 323rd Infantry. Pvt. Wesley was the son of John Wesley and Eudora Corr Mills of Gordo.A…

Photograph and article on the opening of a branch library in Northport.

Photograph showing the volunteers working on a branch library to be located in the Northport Community Center.

The caption states:
BRANCH LIBRARY IN NORTHPORT - Work was begun last night on a branch library of the Tuscaloosa County Library which…

Photograph and article on the new bookmobile which the Tuscaloosa Civitan Club helped get for the Tuscaloosa Public Library.

Photograph and description of the renovations of the bookmobile. The caption below the photograph states:

Almost like new - The Bookmobile of the Tuscaloosa County Library is being inspected following a recent overhauling and painting job. Left…