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The Pack Horse Library Project was a Works Progress Administration (WPA) program that delivered books to remote regions in the Appalachian Mountains between 1935 and 1943. Women were very involved in the project which eventually had 30 different libraries serving 100,000 people. Pack horse librarians were known by many different names including "book women," "book ladies," and "packsaddle librarians." The project helped employ around 200 people and reached around 100,000 residents in rural Kentucky.

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  • El proyecto Pack Horse Library fue un programa de Works Progress Administration (WPA) que se encargaba de llevar libros a regiones remotas de los Apalaches entre 1935 y 1943. Las mujeres estuvieron muy implicadas en este proyecto que llegó a tener 30 bibliotecas diferentes. Las bibliotecarias ecuestres eran conocidas con diferentes nombres, como "mujeres libreras", "damas de los libros" o "bibliotecarias de caballería".​ El proyecto ayudó a dar empleo a unas 200 personas y prestó servicio a cerca de 100.000 residentes de la zona rural de Kentucky.​ (es)
  • The Pack Horse Library Project was a Works Progress Administration (WPA) program that delivered books to remote regions in the Appalachian Mountains between 1935 and 1943. Women were very involved in the project which eventually had 30 different libraries serving 100,000 people. Pack horse librarians were known by many different names including "book women," "book ladies," and "packsaddle librarians." The project helped employ around 200 people and reached around 100,000 residents in rural Kentucky. (en)
  • Le projet Pack Horse Library est un programme de la Work Projects Administration (WPA) qui a permis à des bibliothécaires à cheval de distribuer des livres aux habitants des régions reculées des Appalaches entre 1935 et 1943. Le projet est constitué de 30 bibliothèques, fournissant 100 000 personnes en livres ; il emploie environ 200 personnes, dont une grande majorité de femmes. (fr)
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  • El proyecto Pack Horse Library fue un programa de Works Progress Administration (WPA) que se encargaba de llevar libros a regiones remotas de los Apalaches entre 1935 y 1943. Las mujeres estuvieron muy implicadas en este proyecto que llegó a tener 30 bibliotecas diferentes. Las bibliotecarias ecuestres eran conocidas con diferentes nombres, como "mujeres libreras", "damas de los libros" o "bibliotecarias de caballería".​ El proyecto ayudó a dar empleo a unas 200 personas y prestó servicio a cerca de 100.000 residentes de la zona rural de Kentucky.​ (es)
  • The Pack Horse Library Project was a Works Progress Administration (WPA) program that delivered books to remote regions in the Appalachian Mountains between 1935 and 1943. Women were very involved in the project which eventually had 30 different libraries serving 100,000 people. Pack horse librarians were known by many different names including "book women," "book ladies," and "packsaddle librarians." The project helped employ around 200 people and reached around 100,000 residents in rural Kentucky. (en)
  • Le projet Pack Horse Library est un programme de la Work Projects Administration (WPA) qui a permis à des bibliothécaires à cheval de distribuer des livres aux habitants des régions reculées des Appalaches entre 1935 et 1943. Le projet est constitué de 30 bibliothèques, fournissant 100 000 personnes en livres ; il emploie environ 200 personnes, dont une grande majorité de femmes. (fr)
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  • Pack Horse Library Project (es)
  • Projet Pack Horse Library (fr)
  • Pack Horse Library Project (en)
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