The Public Library: A Photographic Essay
Robert Dawson, "The Public Library: A Photographic Essay"
English | ISBN: 161689217X | 2014 | 192 pages | AZW3 | 6 MB
English | ISBN: 161689217X | 2014 | 192 pages | AZW3 | 6 MB
A gorgeous visual celebration of America's 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.
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