text Part of our lives : a people's history of the American public library
- Summary
- "Despite dire predictions in the late twentieth century that public libraries would not survive the turn of the millennium, their numbers have only increased. Two of three Americans frequent a public library at least once a year, and nearly that m... Read more
- 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 a... Read more
- Format
- text
- Description
- 331 pages ; 26 cm
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press 2015
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Public libraries United States History
Libraries United States Public opinion History
Public opinion United States History
Library users United States Attitudes History
Public libraries Social aspects United States History
Libraries and community United States History
Libraries and society United States History
Books and reading United States History
HISTORY / United States / General
HISTORY / Social History
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