Made Free and Thrown Open to the Public: Community Libraries in Pennsylvania from the Colonial Era Through World War II - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Pittsburgh PressISBN-13:9780822947004ISBN-10:822947005UPC:9780822947004Book Category:Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Library & Information ScienceSize:9.10 x 6.30 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.5521Product ID:SCMH0BA86K
Made Free and Thrown Open to the Public: Community Libraries in Pennsylvania from the Colonial Era Through World War II
Made Free and Thrown Open to the Public charts the history of public libraries and librarianship in Pennsylvania. Based on archival research at more than fifty libraries and historical societies, it describes a long progression from private, subscription-based associations to publicly funded institutions, highlighting the dramatic period during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries...
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Pittsburgh PressISBN-13:9780822947004ISBN-10:822947005UPC:9780822947004Book Category:Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Library & Information ScienceSize:9.10 x 6.30 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.5521Product ID:SCMH0BA86K
Bernadette A. Lear is the behavioral sciences and education librarian at Pennsylvania State University's Harrisburg campus. With Eric C. Novotny, she is the founding coeditor of the scholarly journal Libraries: Culture, History, and Society. Lear's research focuses on the history of libraries, which she studies as an intersection of cultural, labor, social, and women's history.
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