Part of our lives

By Wayne A. Wiegand Wayne A. Wiegand

Subjects: Attityder till, Libraries, Libraries, united states, Attitudes, Social History, Libraries and community, General, HISTORY / Social History, Books and reading, HISTORY, Bibliotek, Allmänna opinionen, Sociala aspekter, Libraries and society, Öffentliche Bibliothek, Bibliotek och samhälle, Public opinion, Public opinion, united states, Einstellung, Benutzer, Public libraries, Böcker och läsning, Historia, Folkbibliotek, Social aspects, HISTORY / United States / General, History, Library users

Description: "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"--