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.

Download or read book The Public Library Service written by Philip Gill and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2013-02-07 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the information profession. The series IFLA Publications deals with many of the means through which libraries, information centres, and information professionals worldwide can formulate their goals, exert their influence as a group, protect their interests, and find solutions to global problems.

Download or read book Equity and Excellence in the Public Library written by Bob Usherwood and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important volume by one of the leading scholars in the field examines and discusses how library professionals can meet the demands of policy makers to open up the public library service without destroying it.

Download or read book The Public Library for Lifelong Learning written by United States. Office of Education and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Catalogue of Donations to the Public Library of Victoria written by Anonymous and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-07-22 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1873. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

Download or read book Catalogue of the Public Library of Cincinnati written by and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Bulletin of the Public Library of the City of Boston written by Boston Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A History of the Public Library Movement in Great Britain and Ireland written by John Minto and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-11-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1932, A History of the Public Library Movement in Great Britain and Ireland is concerned with the rise and progress of the public library as it stood at that time. The establishment and growth of the public library may be viewed as part of the great social movement for the spread of knowledge among the poorer classes which took place in the late eighteenth century and the early years of the nineteenth century. This movement was characterized by the establishment of various educational agencies, which are covered in this book, along with the introduction of the Public Libraries Act passed in 1850 and other legislation that followed.

Download or read book Monthly Bulletin of Books Added to the Public Library of the City of Boston written by Boston Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Public Library in the Bibliographic Network written by Betty Turock and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-12-06 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first published in 1986, focuses on valuable information to all public library professionals who have questions about their participation in bibliographic networks. Contributors provide insights into both the benefits and the costs of networking by libraries of varying sizes and geographic locations. The actual uses of networks, their costs (including initial and ongoing expenses), and staffing needs are clearly explained.

Download or read book Catalogue of the Public Library of the City of Newburyport written by Newburyport Public Library (Newburyport, Mass.) and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report of the Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston written by Boston Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Annual Report of the Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston written by Boston Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report of the Public Library Committee written by Workington (England). Public Library Committee and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Annual Report of the Trustees of the Public Library of the Cty of Boston written by Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Catalogue of the Books Belonging to the Public Library and to the City Library of Norwich written by Norwich (England). Public Libraries and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Proceedings at the Dedication of the Building for the Public Library of the City of Boston January 1 1858 The editor s preface signed J A P i e J A Pond With plates and plans written by BOSTON, Massachusetts. Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: