The Library and Society
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1. Front matter2. THE LIBRARY AND SOCIETY3. PREFACE4. THE LIBRARY AND SOCIETY5. GENERAL COMMUNITY RELATIONS6. THE HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF THE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY IN AMERICA AND ITS TRUE FUNCTION IN THE COMMUNITY7. THE LIBRARY AS A FIELD FOR PHILANTHROPY8. THE IDEA OF A POPULAR LIBRARY9. THE FUNCTION OF A TOWN LIBRARY10. THE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY11. TWO FUNDAMENTALS12. WHAT A LIBRARY SHOULD BE AND WHAT IT CAN DO13. THE PUBLIC LIBRARY IN AMERICAN LIFE14. BOOKS AND THE PUBLIC LIBRARY15. THE INFLUENCE OF GOOD BOOKS16. BOOKS AND LIFE17. THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY18. THE NEW YORK FREE CIRCULATING LIBRARY19. THE WADSWORTH ATHENAEUM20. LIBRARIES AS LEAVEN21. THE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY22. THE COMMUNITY'S SERVICE TO THE LIBRARY23. THE RELATION OF THE STATE TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARY24. METHODS OF SECURING THE INTEREST OF A COMMUNITY25. FINANCIAL SUPPORT26. FREE LIBRARIES27. ARGUMENTS FOR PUBLIC SUPPORT OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES28. PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND THE PUBLIC29. THE LEVY OF LIBRARY TRIBUTE30. ALTERNATIVES TO TAX-SUPPORT31. IF NOT A TAX-SUPPORTED LIBRARY, WHAT?32. CO-OPERATION BETWEEN LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY33. BOARDS OF TRUSTEES34. LIBRARY WORK FROM THE TRUSTEES' STANDPOINT35. Trustees of Free Public Libraries36. THE DUTIES OF TRUSTEES AND THEIR RELATIONS TO LIBRARIANS37. THE LIBRARY'S SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY38. SOME POPULAR OBJECTIONS TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES39. HOW TO USE A LIBRARY40. ADAPTATION OF LIBRARIES TO CONSTITUENCIES41. RELATION OF FREE PUBLIC LIBRARIES TO THE COMMUNITY42. THE PUBLIC LIBRARY: ITS USES TO THE MUNICIPALITY43. THE LIBRARY: A PLEA FOR ITS RECOGNITION44. THE LIBRARY AS A FACTOR IN MODERN CIVILIZATION45. THE PROVISION OF BOOKS46. THE LIBRARIAN AND HIS CONSTITUENTS47. THE USEFULNESS OF LIBRARIES IN SMALL TOWNS48. ADDRESS AT THE DEDICATION OF THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA49. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION50. LIBRARIES AS BUREAUS OF INFORMATION51. THE LIBRARY FRIEND52. CONTROL AND GUIDANCE OF READING53. PROBABLE INTELLECTUAL AND MORAL OUTCOME OF THE RAPID INCREASE OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES54. POSSIBILITIES OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN MANUFACTURING COMMUNITIES55. PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS OF JOSEPH N. LARNED56. THE LIBRARY AS AN INSPIRATIONAL FORCE57. THE USE OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY58. COMMUNITY CENTER SERVICE59. THE LIBRARY AS A SOCIAL CENTRE60. THE LIBRARY AND THE SOCIAL CENTRE61. WHERE NEIGHBORS MEET62. WHAT OF THE FUTURE?63. INDEX