A Librarian's Open ShelfArthur E. Bostwick, Ph.D.Reading editionChapter navigation28 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Arthur E. Bostwick, Ph.D.PrefaceDo Readers Read?What Makes People Read?The Passing of The Possessive: A Study of Book-TitlesSelective Education1The Uses Of Fiction 2The Value Of Association 3Modern Educational MethodsSome Economic Features of Libraries 4Simon Newcomb: America’s Foremost AstronomerThe Companionship of Books 5Atomic Theories of Energy6The Advertisement of IdeasThe Public Library, The Public School, and The Social Center Movement7The Systematization of ViolenceThe Art of Re-readingHistory and Heredity8What The Flag Stands For 9The People’s Share in The Public Library12Some Tendencies of American Thought 13Drugs and The Man 14How The Community Educates Itself 15Clubwomen’s ReadingBooks For Tired EyesThe Magic Casement16A Word to Believers 17IndexBeginning of this editionNext chapter →PrefaceAll chapters and sections (28)Arthur E. Bostwick, Ph.D.PrefaceDo Readers Read?What Makes People Read?The Passing of The Possessive: A Study of Book-TitlesSelective Education1The Uses Of Fiction 2The Value Of Association 3Modern Educational MethodsSome Economic Features of Libraries 4Simon Newcomb: America’s Foremost AstronomerThe Companionship of Books 5Atomic Theories of Energy6The Advertisement of IdeasThe Public Library, The Public School, and The Social Center Movement7The Systematization of ViolenceThe Art of Re-readingHistory and Heredity8What The Flag Stands For 9The People’s Share in The Public Library12Some Tendencies of American Thought 13Drugs and The Man 14How The Community Educates Itself 15Clubwomen’s ReadingBooks For Tired EyesThe Magic Casement16A Word to Believers 17Index1920Preface →