Junior Library Guild, formerly the Junior Literary Guild, is a commercial book club devoted to juvenile literature. It was created in 1929 as one of the enterprises of the Literary Guild, an adult book club created in 1927 by Samuel W. Craig and Harold K. Guinzburg.[1] Book clubs often marketed books to libraries as well, and by the 1950s the majority of the Junior Literary Guild's sales were to libraries. In 1988, the name was changed to the Junior Library Guild to reflect this change in the company's business.[2][3]
The Junior Library Guild is operated by Media Source Inc., which is based in Plain City, Ohio.[4][unreliable source] The editorial department is in New York City.[5][6]
- ^ Young, William H., ed. (2007). The Great Depression in America: A Cultural Encyclopedia. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 67–68. ISBN 978-0-313-33521-1.
Its success either eliminated or absorbed most of the other children's clubs then in existence. Following the already established adult format, children joined as members and received membership pins and a monthly magazine, Young Wings.
- ^ "Junior Library Guild - History". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on 2005-04-07.
- ^ Zarian, Beth Bartleston (2004). Around the World with Historical Fiction and Folktales: Highly Recommended and Award-Winning Books, Grades K-8. Scarecrow Press. p. 326. ISBN 978-0-8108-4816-0.
- ^ "Media Source, Inc". answers.com. Retrieved 2009-11-24. Company information derived from a Hoover's, Inc. profile.
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