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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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612-822-4611
The Library as Place: History, Community, and Culture

The Library as Place: History, Community, and Culture

Buschman, John E.
Leckie, Gloria J.
Wiegand, Wayne A.

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ISBN10: 1591583829
ISBN13: 9781591583820
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Published: Dec 30 2006
Pages: 268
Weight: 1.22
Height: 0.65 Width: 7.08 Depth: 9.96
Language: English
Libraries, as a component of cultural space, are ubiquitous to almost every society during almost every time period. However, as places of cultural and symbolic and intellectual meaning, they have varied greatly. To capture both aspects, this collection of 14 original papers covers library spaces old and new, real and imagined, large and small, public and private. Contributions range from a consideration of the Garrison library in the British Empire, to the Carnegie library as a social institution, to the imagined library in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The result is a fascinating look at the library as a physical, social, and intellectual place within the hearts and minds of its clientele and the public at large.

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