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04619aam a22008538i 4500 001 70649D6CB70711E3A1D19587DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20190228010452 008 130916s2014 nyu 000 0 eng 010 $a 2013026827 020 $a 161689217X (hardback) 020 $a 9781616892173 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)856053701 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BTCTA $d BDX $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a Z731 $b .P9265 2014 082 00 $a 027.70973 $2 23 084 $a PHO001000 $2 bisacsh 245 04 $a The public library : $b a photographic essay / $c Robert Dawson ; foreword by Bill Moyers ; afterword by Ann Patchett. 250 $a First edition. 263 $a 1403 264 1 $a New York : $b Princeton Architectural Press, $c [2014] 300 $a pages cm 500 $a Includes essays, letters, and poetry by a collection of American writers and librarians. 520 $a "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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Public libraries $z United States $v Pictorial works. 650 0 $a Public libraries $z United States. 650 0 $a Libraries and society $z United States. 650 0 $a Libraries and community $z United States. 650 0 $a Library users $z United States. 650 7 $a PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Architectural & Industrial. $2 bisacsh 700 12 $a Dawson, Robert, $d 1950- $t Photographs. $k Selections. 941 $a 38 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240710024150.0 952 $l GYPE631 $d 20240626014618.0 952 $l GZPE631 $d 20240305033134.0 952 $l CJPC482 $d 20240202015841.0 952 $l SMPE094 $d 20240104013212.0 952 $l PQAX094 $d 20231214013117.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010013930.0 952 $l CMPE792 $d 20230629012630.0 952 $l SIPD314 $d 20230201020535.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909032540.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20211118010543.0 952 $l BNPD611 $d 20210818010459.0 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722042112.0 952 $l WXPD305 $d 20210625010913.0 952 $l GHPD771 $d 20210204023131.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204073109.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110055027.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191217021217.0 952 $l MXPG943 $d 20180720043023.0 952 $l DJPD353 $d 20180717022658.0 952 $l NHPD993 $d 20180714043036.0 952 $l VXPE964 $d 20171214013409.0 952 $l AJPE887 $d 20170825010045.0 952 $l NYPE343 $d 20170523012609.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20170405042332.0 952 $l XAPE737 $d 20160923040302.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20150619012358.0 952 $l CYPF706 $d 20150514011239.0 952 $l XHPD657 $d 20150409094019.0 952 $l CQPE926 $d 20150404011720.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20141114033826.0 952 $l TRPE062 $d 20140904011948.0 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20140904011028.0 952 $l VFPB334 $d 20140829011837.0 952 $l AXPF626 $d 20140716010231.0 952 $l SHPC094 $d 20140711010739.0 952 $l PRAX771 $d 20140513160354.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20140508014107.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=70649D6CB70711E3A1D19587DAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IW9Initiate Another SILO Locator Search