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The public library : a photographic essay / Robert Dawson ; foreword by Bill Moyers ; afterword by Ann Patchett ; with reflections by Isaac Asimov [et. al]. by Dawson, Robert, 1950- Princeton Architectural Press, c2014. Call #: 027.70973 D272p Subjects Public libraries -- United States -- Pictorial works.   Public libraries -- United States.   Libraries and society -- United States.   Libraries and community -- United States.   Library users -- United States. ISBN:  9781616892173 (hc) 161689217X (hc) Description:  191 p. : ill. (chiefly color) ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (page 190). Summary:  "Many of us have vivid recollections of childhood visits to the public library: the unmistakable, slightly musty scent, the excitement of checking out a stack of newly-discovered books. Today's libraries also function as de facto community centers, and offer free access to the Internet, job-hunting assistance, or a warm place to take shelter along with the endless possibilities that spark your imagination the moment you open the cover of a book. There are more than 17,000 public libraries in America. Over the last eighteen years, photographer Robert Dawson has traveled the nation, documenting hundreds of these institutions--from Alaska to Florida, New England to the West Coast. The Public Library presents a wide selection of Dawson's photographs, revealing a vibrant, essential, yet seriously threatened system. Essays, letters, and poetry by a collection of America's most celebrated writers--including E. B. White, Isaac Asimov, Anne Lamott, Amy Tan, Charles Simic, Dr. Seuss, and Philip Levine, as well as the voices of dedicated librarians working today--are woven with photographs of the majestic reading room at the New York Public Library; the one-room Tulare County Free Library built by former slaves, in Allensworth, California; the architectural wonder of Seattle's glass and steel Central Library; and the Berkeley, California tool lending library; among many others. A foreword by Bill Moyers and an afterword by Ann Patchett bookend this important survey of a treasured American institution"--From publisher. Other authors:  Moyers, Bill D., Patchett, Ann, Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992, contributor. Holds:  1   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 027.70973 D272p Core Collection - Adult Item being held Add Copy to MyList Cole Harbour Public Library Adult Nonfiction 027.70973 D272p Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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