@book{10228,
author = {Wayne A. Wiegand},
title = {Part of Our Lives: A People's History of the American Public Library},
year = {2015},
pages = {331 pp.},
publisher = {Oxford University Press},
address = {New York, NY},
isbn = {9780190248000},
note = {
Contents:
- Introduction: So much more than information
- "Improv'd the general conversation of Americans": Social libraries before 1854
- For "plain people": The American public library, 1854-1876
- "The best reading for the greatest number at the least cost": 1876-1893
- "The liberty to read what they will and when": The Carnegie era, 1893-1917
- "Habitations on a literary map": 1917-1929
- "One island of refuge": The Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
- "Winning the battles of daily life": 1945-1964
- "An individual meaning to each user": 1964-1980
- "Library paste is a precious part of social glue": 1981-2000
- Information, reading, and place: 2001-present
},
language = {English},
}