American primers and readers from the late 1700s through the middle of the twentieth century are on display, paired with text excerpted from Richard L. Venezky's published work in the history of literacy. Highlights of the exhibition include the New England Primer (1813), The Southern Primer (1860), Lewis Monroe's guides to elocution, the Elson-Runkel readers that first introduced Dick and Jane in 1930-31, and an 1868 primer written in the Mormon phonetic alphabet. Call 650-723-0931 for library hours; 725-1020 for information.