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The Library and Society

The Library and Society

by Arthur E. Bostwick

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Editor
Bostwick, Arthur E. (Arthur Elmore), 1860-1942
Title
The Library and Society: Reprints of Papers and Addresses
Credits
E-text prepared by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, Christine D., and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Language
English
LoC Class
Z: Bibliography, Library science
Subject
Library science -- Social aspects
Category
Text
eBook-No.
33494
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33494
Release Date
August 22, 2010
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE LIBRARY AND SOCIETY
  2. 2.PREFACE
  3. 3.CONTENTS
  4. 4.THE LIBRARY AND SOCIETY
  5. 5.GENERAL COMMUNITY RELATIONS
  6. 6.THE HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF THE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY IN AMERICA AND ITS TRUE FUNCTION IN THE COMMUNITY
  7. 7.THE LIBRARY AS A FIELD FOR PHILANTHROPY
  8. 8.THE IDEA OF A POPULAR LIBRARY
  9. 9.THE FUNCTION OF A TOWN LIBRARY
  10. 10.THE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY
  11. 11.TWO FUNDAMENTALS
  12. 12.WHAT A LIBRARY SHOULD BE AND WHAT IT CAN DO
  13. 13.THE PUBLIC LIBRARY IN AMERICAN LIFE
  14. 14.BOOKS AND THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
  15. 15.THE INFLUENCE OF GOOD BOOKS
  16. 16.BOOKS AND LIFE
  17. 17.THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
  18. 18.THE NEW YORK FREE CIRCULATING LIBRARY
  19. 19.THE WADSWORTH ATHENAEUM
  20. 20.LIBRARIES AS LEAVEN
  21. 21.THE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY
  22. 22.THE COMMUNITY'S SERVICE TO THE LIBRARY
  23. 23.THE RELATION OF THE STATE TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
  24. 24.METHODS OF SECURING THE INTEREST OF A COMMUNITY
  25. 25.FINANCIAL SUPPORT
  26. 26.FREE LIBRARIES
  27. 27.ARGUMENTS FOR PUBLIC SUPPORT OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES
  28. 28.PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND THE PUBLIC
  29. 29.THE LEVY OF LIBRARY TRIBUTE
  30. 30.ALTERNATIVES TO TAX-SUPPORT
  31. 31.IF NOT A TAX-SUPPORTED LIBRARY, WHAT?
  32. 32.CO-OPERATION BETWEEN LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY
  33. 33.BOARDS OF TRUSTEES
  34. 34.LIBRARY WORK FROM THE TRUSTEES' STANDPOINT
  35. 35.Trustees of Free Public Libraries
  36. 36.THE DUTIES OF TRUSTEES AND THEIR RELATIONS TO LIBRARIANS
  37. 37.THE LIBRARY'S SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
  38. 38.SOME POPULAR OBJECTIONS TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES
  39. 39.HOW TO USE A LIBRARY
  40. 40.ADAPTATION OF LIBRARIES TO CONSTITUENCIES
  41. 41.RELATION OF FREE PUBLIC LIBRARIES TO THE COMMUNITY
  42. 42.THE PUBLIC LIBRARY: ITS USES TO THE MUNICIPALITY
  43. 43.THE LIBRARY: A PLEA FOR ITS RECOGNITION
  44. 44.THE LIBRARY AS A FACTOR IN MODERN CIVILIZATION
  45. 45.THE PROVISION OF BOOKS
  46. 46.THE LIBRARIAN AND HIS CONSTITUENTS
  47. 47.THE USEFULNESS OF LIBRARIES IN SMALL TOWNS
  48. 48.ADDRESS AT THE DEDICATION OF THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
  49. 49.COLLECTION OF INFORMATION
  50. 50.LIBRARIES AS BUREAUS OF INFORMATION
  51. 51.THE LIBRARY FRIEND
  52. 52.CONTROL AND GUIDANCE OF READING
  53. 53.PROBABLE INTELLECTUAL AND MORAL OUTCOME OF THE RAPID INCREASE OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES
  54. 54.POSSIBILITIES OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN MANUFACTURING COMMUNITIES
  55. 55.PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS OF JOSEPH N. LARNED
  56. 56.THE LIBRARY AS AN INSPIRATIONAL FORCE
  57. 57.THE USE OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
  58. 58.COMMUNITY CENTER SERVICE
  59. 59.THE LIBRARY AS A SOCIAL CENTRE
  60. 60.THE LIBRARY AND THE SOCIAL CENTRE
  61. 61.WHERE NEIGHBORS MEET
  62. 62.WHAT OF THE FUTURE?
  63. 63.INDEX

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