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Libraries are much more than mere collections of volumes. The best are magical, fabled places whose fame has become part of the cultural wealth they are designed to preserve. To research this book, Stuart Kells traveled around the world with his young family like modern-day "library tourists." Kells discovered that stories about libraries are stories about people, containing every possible human drama. The Library is a celebration of books as objects,...
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Famed across the known world, jealously guarded by private collectors, built up over centuries, destroyed in a single day, ornamented with gold leaf and frescoes or filled with bean bags and children's drawings - the history of the library is rich, varied and stuffed full of incident. In this, the first major history of its kind, Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen explore the contested and dramatic history of the library, from the famous collections...
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Most people take for granted the ease of plunking down a library card and having instant access to their favorite work of fiction. Yet libraries have developed and changed with the passage of time. Engaging text takes kids on a journey from Ptolemy's library at Alexandria to Washington's Library of Congress. Young readers are guaranteed to be impressed with the innovations and progress that have resulted in our modern-day library system. Have you...
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