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The Winds & Words of War: Posters and Prints from the San Antonio Public Library, a collection of 40 framed vintage posters bequeathed to the San Antonio Public Library by eclectic collector Harry Hertzberg, will be on display at Harford County Public Library beginning March 20th through May 31, 2010. Harford County Public Library (HCPL) is only one of 7 locations in the nation to house the exhibit.

During World War I, the U.S. Office of Public Information formed a committee chaired by renowned illustrator Charles Dana Gibson to create a line of posters to mobilize the American public on behalf of the war. These works provide a fascinating window into the era, and the beginnings of the American effort in support of the war known variously as the "Great War," "the war to end all wars," and "the war to make the world safe for democracy."

The exhibit, which is free and open to the public, will be on display at the Bel Air and Jarrettsville Branch of the Harford County Public Library on Monday, Friday and Saturdays from 10 am - 5 pm and Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursdays from 1 pm to 8 pm.

There are several events scheduled in celebration of The Winds and Words of War exhibit. Bel Air, Edgewood and Joppa will also be hosting book discussion groups on WW I literature. For more information about the exhibit and library programs, please visit us on the web at hcplonline.info/WindsandWordsofWar.

To find fiction and nonfiction about World War I specially recommended by HCPL staff to go along with the exhibit, please visit our New Releases & Booklists page.