The Resource Part of our lives : a people's history of the American public library, Wayne A. Wiegand
Part of our lives : a people's history of the American public library, Wayne A. Wiegand
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The item Part of our lives : a people's history of the American public library, Wayne A. Wiegand represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Grosse Pointe Public Library.
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- 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"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 331 p.
- Contents
-
- Machine generated contents note:
- 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 Meaningto Each User': 1964-1980
- 9. 'Library Paste is a Precious Part of Social Glue': 1980-2000
- Epilogue. 2000-Present
- Isbn
- 9780190248000
- Label
- Part of our lives : a people's history of the American public library
- Title
- Part of our lives
- Title remainder
- a people's history of the American public library
- Statement of responsibility
- Wayne A. Wiegand
- Subject
-
- HISTORY / Social History
- HISTORY / United States / General
- Libraries -- United States -- Public opinion | History
- Libraries and community -- United States -- History
- Books and reading -- United States -- History
- Library users -- United States -- Attitudes | History
- Public libraries -- Social aspects -- United States -- History
- Public libraries -- United States -- History
- Public opinion -- United States -- History
- Libraries and society -- United States -- History
- Language
- eng
- 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"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1946-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Wiegand, Wayne A.
- Dewey number
- 027.473
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Public libraries
- Libraries
- Public opinion
- Library users
- Public libraries
- Libraries and community
- Libraries and society
- Books and reading
- HISTORY / United States / General
- HISTORY / Social History
- Label
- Part of our lives : a people's history of the American public library, Wayne A. Wiegand
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: -- 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 Meaningto Each User': 1964-1980 -- 9. 'Library Paste is a Precious Part of Social Glue': 1980-2000 -- Epilogue. 2000-Present
- Control code
- BK0016947934
- Dimensions
- 26 cm.
- Extent
- 331 p.
- Isbn
- 9780190248000
- Lccn
- 2015014209
- Other physical details
- ill.
- Label
- Part of our lives : a people's history of the American public library, Wayne A. Wiegand
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: -- 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 Meaningto Each User': 1964-1980 -- 9. 'Library Paste is a Precious Part of Social Glue': 1980-2000 -- Epilogue. 2000-Present
- Control code
- BK0016947934
- Dimensions
- 26 cm.
- Extent
- 331 p.
- Isbn
- 9780190248000
- Lccn
- 2015014209
- Other physical details
- ill.
Subject
- HISTORY / Social History
- HISTORY / United States / General
- Libraries -- United States -- Public opinion | History
- Libraries and community -- United States -- History
- Books and reading -- United States -- History
- Library users -- United States -- Attitudes | History
- Public libraries -- Social aspects -- United States -- History
- Public libraries -- United States -- History
- Public opinion -- United States -- History
- Libraries and society -- United States -- History
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