The Librarys Public

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Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1616893273
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Public Library written by and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2014-05-27 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gorgeous visual celebration of America's public libraries including 150 photos, plus essays by Bill Moyers, Ann Patchett, Anne Lamott, Amy Tan, Barbara Kingsolver, and many more. Many of us have vivid recollections of childhood visits to a public library: the unmistakable musty scent, the excitement of checking out a stack of newly discovered books. Today, the more than 17,000 libraries in America also function as de facto community centers offering free access to the internet, job-hunting assistance, or a warm place to take shelter. And yet, across the country, cities large and small are closing public libraries or curtailing their hours of operation. Over the last eighteen years, photographer Robert Dawson has crisscrossed the country documenting hundreds of these endangered institutions. The Public Library presents a wide selection of Dawson's photographs— from the majestic reading room at the New York Public Library to Allensworth, California's one-room Tulare County Free Library built by former slaves. Accompanying Dawson's revealing photographs are essays, letters, and poetry by some of America's most celebrated writers. A foreword by Bill Moyers and an afterword by Ann Patchett bookend this important survey of a treasured American institution.

Author : Lucy Foley
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0063003074
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Paris Apartment written by Lucy Foley and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Told in rotating points of view, this Tilt-A-Whirl of a novel brims with jangly tension – an undeniably engrossing guessing game.” — Vogue "[A] clever, cliff-hanger-filled thriller." — People From the New York Times bestselling author of The Guest List comes a new locked room mystery, set in a Paris apartment building in which every resident has something to hide… Jess needs a fresh start. She’s broke and alone, and she’s just left her job under less than ideal circumstances. Her half-brother Ben didn’t sound thrilled when she asked if she could crash with him for a bit, but he didn’t say no, and surely everything will look better from Paris. Only when she shows up – to find a very nice apartment, could Ben really have afforded this? – he’s not there. The longer Ben stays missing, the more Jess starts to dig into her brother’s situation, and the more questions she has. Ben’s neighbors are an eclectic bunch, and not particularly friendly. Jess may have come to Paris to escape her past, but it’s starting to look like it’s Ben’s future that’s in question. The socialite – The nice guy – The alcoholic – The girl on the verge – The concierge Everyone's a neighbor. Everyone's a suspect. And everyone knows something they’re not telling.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
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Download or read book Public Libraries written by and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : New York Public Library
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 570 pages
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Download or read book Report of the New York Public Library for ... written by New York Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : E.U.A. Bureau of Educacion
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 578 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Public Libraries in the United States of America their history, condition, and management special report department of the interior, bureau of education. Part I. written by E.U.A. Bureau of Educacion and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert Devore Leigh
Publisher : New York : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Public Library in the United States written by Robert Devore Leigh and published by New York : Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1950 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Christine Pawley
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Pres
ISBN 13 : 0299293238
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Libraries and the Reading Public in Twentieth-Century America written by Christine Pawley and published by University of Wisconsin Pres. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For well over one hundred years, libraries open to the public have played a crucial part in fostering in Americans the skills and habits of reading and writing, by routinely providing access to standard forms of print: informational genres such as newspapers, pamphlets, textbooks, and other reference books, and literary genres including poetry, plays, and novels. Public libraries continue to have an extraordinary impact; in the early twenty-first century, the American Library Association reports that there are more public library branches than McDonald's restaurants in the United States. Much has been written about libraries from professional and managerial points of view, but less so from the perspectives of those most intimately involved—patrons and librarians. Drawing on circulation records, patron reviews, and other archived materials, Libraries and the Reading Public in Twentieth-Century America underscores the evolving roles that libraries have played in the lives of American readers. Each essay in this collection examines a historical circumstance related to reading in libraries. The essays are organized in sections on methods of researching the history of reading in libraries; immigrants and localities; censorship issues; and the role of libraries in providing access to alternative, nonmainstream publications. The volume shows public libraries as living spaces where individuals and groups with diverse backgrounds, needs, and desires encountered and used a great variety of texts, images, and other media throughout the twentieth century.

Author : Bernard Berelson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Library's Public written by Bernard Berelson and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lowell Martin
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 9780810847545
Total Pages : 220 pages
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Download or read book Enrichment written by Lowell Martin and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Overviews the notable events and underlying trends that either furthered or deterred the growth of the institution. For each of six periods during the century, summarizes the social, cultural, and political characteristics then reviews the broad thrust of library service and details notable professional developments. The introduction provides the 19th-century background. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : New York State Library
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 460 pages
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Download or read book Public Libraries written by New York State Library and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: