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Author : George A. Stephen
Release : 2020-08-11
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 092/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Three Centuries of a City Library by : George A. Stephen
Download or read book Three Centuries of a City Library written by George A. Stephen. This book was released on 2020-08-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Three Centuries of a City Library by George A. Stephen
Author : Wayne A. Wiegand
Release : 2015
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 009/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Part of Our Lives by : Wayne A. Wiegand
Download or read book Part of Our Lives written by Wayne A. Wiegand. This book was released on 2015. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenges conventional thinking and top-down definitions, instead drawing on the library user's perspective to argue that the public library's most important function is providing commonplace reading materials and public space. Challenges a professional ethos about public libraries and their responsibilities to fight censorship and defend intellectual freedom. Demonstrates that the American public library has been (with some notable exceptions) a place that welcomed newcomers, accepted diversity, and constructed community since the end of the 19th century. Shows how stories that cultural authorities have traditionally disparaged- i.e. books that are not "serious"- have often been transformative for public library users.
Author : George Arthur Stephen
Release : 1917
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Book Synopsis Three Centuries of a City Library by : George Arthur Stephen
Download or read book Three Centuries of a City Library written by George Arthur Stephen. This book was released on 1917. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Carl Abbott
Release : 2022-06
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 074/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Portland in Three Centuries by : Carl Abbott
Download or read book Portland in Three Centuries written by Carl Abbott. This book was released on 2022-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compact and comprehensive history of Portland from first European contact to the twenty-first century, Portland in Three Centuries introduces the women and men who have shaped Oregon's largest city. The expected politicians and business leaders appear, but Carl Abbott also highlights workers and immigrants, union members and dissenters, women at work and in the public realm, artists and filmmakers, activists, and other movers and shakers. Incorporating social history and contemporary scholarship in his narrative, Abbott examines current metropolitan character and issues, giving close attention to historical background. He explores the context of opportunities and problems that have helped to shape the rich mosaic that is Portland. This revised and updated second edition includes greater attention to Portland's communities of color, an expanded prologue, and coverage of the 2020 protests that thrust Portland into the national spotlight. A highly readable character study of a city, and enhanced by more than sixty historic and contemporary images, Portland in Three Centuries will appeal to readers interested in Portland, in Oregon, and in Pacific Northwest history.
Author : Ann E. Prentice
Release : 2010-11-11
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Book Rating : 537/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Public Libraries in the 21st Century by : Ann E. Prentice
Download or read book Public Libraries in the 21st Century written by Ann E. Prentice. This book was released on 2010-11-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text provides an up-to-date picture of what the public library is, what the public librarian needs to know, and how to apply that knowledge. Overarching issues that touch every element of administration, such as technology and leadership, will be fully integrated into the text.
