Author: New York State LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Public Libraries
Author: New York State LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
The American Public Library
Author: Arthur Elmore BostwickPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library science
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
The Public Library for Lifelong Learning
Author: United States. Office of EducationPublisher:
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Category : Libararies
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
The American public library
Author: Arthur E. BostwickPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library science
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
The Public Library
Author: Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1616893273
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
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.
The New Public Library
Author: R. Thomas HillePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429831412
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
The New Public Library is an in-depth design study of an exemplary collection of recent public libraries, and the historical precedents that have informed and inspired their development. An introductory overview presents seven critical themes that characterize public library design, past and present, highlighting the expressive architectural potential of this unique and important building type. A survey of over 40 historically significant libraries traces the development of the building type over time, with a primary focus on precedents from the US and northern Europe, where the modern public library originated, and its design has been most comprehensively developed. A selection of nearly 50 contemporary projects from the past 30 years focuses on the most current developments in public library design, with a diverse and varied collection of work by over 35 regional, national, and international design firms. Highly visual in its presentation, the study includes 885 color photographs and illustrations, and 195 scale drawings.
The Working of the Boston Public Library
Author: Josiah Henry BentonPublisher:
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Gary Public Library
Author: Gary Public LibraryThe Public Library, Detroit, Michigan...
Author: Detroit Public LibraryPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
The Roseville Branch of the Free Public Library in the Old Bathgate House, Opened July 19, 1917
Author: Newark Public LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Newark (N.J.)
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description