A gorgeous visual celebration of America's public libraries including 150 photos, plus essays by Bill Moyers, Ann Patchett, Anne Lamott, Amy Tan, Barbara Kingso

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Overviews the notable events and underlying trends that either furthered or deterred the growth of the institution. For each of six periods during the century,

This book helps readers explore how public librarians have reinvented the ways they bring people and information together to meet 21st-century challenges. Publi