Author: Louisiana State LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Report on the Louisiana Library Demonstration 1925-30
Author: Louisiana State LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
The Desegregation of Public Libraries in the Jim Crow South
Author: Shirley A. WiegandPublisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807168688
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
In The Desegregation of Public Libraries in the Jim Crow South, Wayne A. and Shirley A. Wiegand tell the comprehensive story of the integration of southern public libraries. As in other efforts to integrate civic institutions in the 1950s and 1960s, the determination of local activists won the battle against segregation in libraries. In particular, the willingness of young black community members to take part in organized protests and direct actions ensured that local libraries would become genuinely free to all citizens. The Wiegands trace the struggle for equal access to the years before the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision, when black activists in the South focused their efforts on equalizing accommodations, rather than on the more daunting—and dangerous—task of undoing segregation. After the ruling, momentum for vigorously pursuing equality grew, and black organizations shifted to more direct challenges to the system, including public library sit-ins and lawsuits against library systems. Although local groups often took direction from larger civil rights organizations, the energy, courage, and determination of younger black community members ensured the eventual desegregation of Jim Crow public libraries. The Wiegands examine the library desegregation movement in several southern cities and states, revealing the ways that individual communities negotiated—mostly peacefully, sometimes violently—the integration of local public libraries. This study adds a new chapter to the history of civil rights activism in the mid-twentieth century and celebrates the resolve of community activists as it weaves the account of racial discrimination in public libraries through the national narrative of the civil rights movement.
Report of the President & of the Treasurer
Author: Carnegie Corporation of New YorkPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
Biennial Report of the Louisiana State Library
Author: Louisiana State LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Report
Author: Louisiana State LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Part of Our Lives
Author: Wayne A. WiegandPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190248017
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
Despite dire predictions in the late twentieth century that public libraries would not survive the turn of the millennium, their numbers have only increased. Two of three Americans frequent a public library at least once a year, and nearly that many are registered borrowers. Although library authorities have argued that the public library functions primarily as a civic institution necessary for maintaining democracy, generations of library patrons tell a different story. In Part of Our Lives, Wayne A. Wiegand delves into the heart of why Americans love their libraries. The book traces the history of the public library, featuring records and testimonies from as early as 1850. Rather than analyzing the words of library founders and managers, Wiegand listens to the voices of everyday patrons who cherished libraries. Drawing on newspaper articles, memoirs, and biographies, Part of Our Lives paints a clear and engaging picture of Americans who value libraries not only as civic institutions, but also as public places that promote and maintain community. Whether as a public space, a place for accessing information, or a home for reading material that helps patrons make sense of the world around them, the public library has a rich history of meaning for millions of Americans. From colonial times through the recent technological revolution, libraries have continuously adapted to better serve the needs of their communities. Wiegand demonstrates that, although cultural authorities (including some librarians) have often disparaged reading books considered not "serious," the commonplace reading materials users obtained from public libraries have had a transformative effect for many, including people such as Ronald Reagan, Bill Moyers, Edgwina Danticat, Philip Roth, Toni Morrison, Sonia Sotomayor, and Oprah Winfrey. A bold challenge to conventional thinking about the American public library, Part of Our Lives is an insightful look into one of America's most beloved cultural institutions.
Report of the President, the Secretary & the Treasurer
Author: Carnegie Corporation of New YorkPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Report for 1921/22 includes a summary of all preceding grants of the corporation since its inception in 1911.
Report on the Louisiana Library Demonstration, 1925-1930
Author: Louisiana State LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Library Literature 1921-1932
Author: Bibliography of the Official Publications of Louisiana, 1803-1934
Author: Tennessee Historical Records SurveyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 930
Book Description