New book spotlights WWII Army chief librarian Ray Trautman, who armed troops with reads

If you think the biggest weapons of World War II were tanks and planes, Ray Trautman would like a word — and he’d probably hand you a book while he was at it. Historian Molly Guptill Manning, author of "A Librarian’s War: The Man Who Fought World War II with Books," joined us to share the story of the Army’s chief librarian during World War II and the way he devoted his life to building literacy, libraries and a love of reading across the United States.

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October 6, 2026 by Blake Books

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