Part of our lives
a people's history of the American public library
By Wayne A. Wiegand and Wayne A. Wiegand
"Part of our lives" is published by Oxford University Press in 2015 - nyu, it has 331 pages and the language of the book is English.
“Part of our lives” Metadata:
- Title: Part of our lives
- Authors: Wayne A. WiegandWayne A. Wiegand
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: 331
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publish Date: 2015
- Publish Location: nyu
“Part of our lives” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Books and reading - Public libraries - General - Library users - Libraries - Public opinion - Attitudes - Libraries and society - Social History - History - Libraries and community - HISTORY - Libraries, united states - Public opinion, united states - HISTORY / Social History - HISTORY / United States / General - Social aspects - Öffentliche Bibliothek - Benutzer - Einstellung - Folkbibliotek - Historia - Sociala aspekter - Allmänna opinionen - Bibliotek - Attityder till - Bibliotek och samhälle - Böcker och läsning
- Places: United States
Edition Specifications:
- Pagination: 331 pages
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL26889182M - OL19671052W
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 907657663
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2015014209
- ISBN-13: 9780190248000
- ISBN-10: 0190248009
- All ISBNs: 0190248009 - 9780190248000
AI-generated Review of “Part of our lives”:
"Part of our lives" Table Of Contents:
- 1- So much more than information
- 2- "Improv'd the general conversation of Americans" : social libraries before 1854
- 3- For "plain people" : the American public library, 1854-1876
- 4- "The best reading for the greatest number at the least cost", 1876-1893
- 5- "The liberty to read what they will and when" : the Carnegie era, 1893-1917
- 6- "Habitations on a literary map", 1917-1929
- 7- "One island of refuge" : the Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
- 8- "Winning the battles of daily life", 1945-1964
- 9- "An individual meaning to each user", 1964-1980
- 10- "Library paste is a precious part of social glue", 1981-2000
- 11- Information, reading, and place, 2001-present.
"Part of our lives" Description:
The Open Library:
"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"--
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