Bibliograph

Part of our lives, a people's history of the American public library, Wayne A. Wiegand

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Part of our lives, a people's history of the American public library, Wayne A. Wiegand

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-310) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Part of our lives

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

907657663

Responsibility statement

Wayne A. Wiegand

Sub title

a people's history of the American public library

Summary

"Part of Our Lives challenges the conventional idea that public libraries are valuable mostly because they are essential to democracy. Instead, this book uses the voices of generations of public library users to argue that Americans have loved their libraries for the useful information they make accessible; the public spaces they provide; and the commonplace reading materials they supply that help users make sense of the world around them"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- 1. 'Improv'd the General Conversation of Americans': Social Libraries Before 1854 -- 2. For 'Plain People': The American Public Library,1854-1876 -- 3. 'The Best Reading for the Greatest Number at the least Cost': 1876-1893 -- 4. 'The Liberty to Read What They Will and When': 1893-1917 -- 5. 'Habitations on a Literary Map:' 1917-1929 -- 6. 'One Island of Refuge': 1929-1945 -- 7. 'Winning the Battles of Daily Life': 1945-1964 -- 8. 'An Individual Meaning to Each User': 1964-1980 -- 9. 'Library Paste is a Precious Part of Social Glue': 1980-2000 -- Epilogue. 2000-Present

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