A gorgeous visual celebration of Americas 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 Dawsons photographsmdash; from the majestic reading room at the New York Public Library to Allensworth; Californias one-room Tulare County Free Library built by former slaves. Accompanying Dawsons revealing photographs are essays; letters; and poetry by some of Americas most celebrated writers. A foreword by Bill Moyers and an afterword by Ann Patchett bookend this important survey of a treasured American institution.
#2951122 in eBooks 2014-05-28 2014-05-28File Name: B00KCJYV9U
Review
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Informative. To the point. HonestBy Kindle CustomerThis book gives you a different perspective and insight; into the music business. Instead of being written by a lawyer. Written by a producer; engineer
