Main Street public library : community places and reading spaces in the rural heartland, 1876-1956 /

The United States has more public libraries than it has McDonald's restaurants. By any measure, the American public library is a heavily used and ubiquitous institution. Popular thinking identifies the public library as a neutral agency that protects democratic ideals by guarding against censor...

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Main Author: Wiegand, Wayne A., 1946-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 2011
Series:Iowa and the Midwest experience.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central