The difference between schools and libraries
From John Taylor Gatto’s The Underground History of American Education (via Austin Kleon):
From John Taylor Gatto’s The Underground History of American Education (via Austin Kleon):
To begin with, libraries are usually comfortable, clean, and quiet. They are orderly places where you can actually read instead of just pretending to read.... See more
For some reason libraries are never age-segregated, nor do t
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service community’s information needs.
Margaret Saponaro • Collection Management Basics (Library and Information Science Text Series)
early collections consisted of donated books from well-to-do individuals.
Margaret Saponaro • Collection Management Basics (Library and Information Science Text Series)
around the world have had several constant values or beliefs about libraries: It is a physical place. It is a collection of what is deemed to be important information. It encourages reading and reading promotion. It organizes those materials and provides assistance in their use. It preserves the information for future users.