Part of our lives : a people's history of the American public library /

Mostrar otras versiones (1)

"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 many are registered borrowers. Although library a...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wiegand, Wayne A., 1946- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Temas:
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.
Bibliothèques publiques > États-Unis > Histoire.
Opinion publique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Usagers des bibliothèques > États-Unis > Attitudes > Histoire.
Bibliothèques publiques > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire.
Relations bibliothèque-collectivité > États-Unis > Histoire.
Bibliothèques et société > États-Unis > Histoire.
HISTORY > United States > General.
HISTORY > Social History.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Library & Information Science > Archives & Special Libraries.
Books and reading.
Libraries and community.
Libraries and society.
Libraries > Public opinion.
Public libraries.
Public libraries > Social aspects.
Public opinion.
historisk fremstilling.
folkebibliotek.
usa.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: So much more than information
  • "Improv'd the general conversation of Americans": Social libraries before 1854
  • For "plain people": The American public library, 1854-1876
  • "The best reading for the greatest number at the least cost": 1876-1893
  • "The liberty to read what they will and when": The Carnegie era, 1893-1917
  • "Habitations on a literary map": 1917-1929
  • "One island of refuge": The Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
  • "Winning the battles of daily life": 1945-1964
  • "An individual meaning to each user": 1964-1980
  • "Library paste is a precious part of social glue": 1981-2000
  • Information, reading, and place: 2001-present.

Ejemplares similares