| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
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text file |
| Summary |
From Alan Bennett's Baffled at a Bookcase, to Lucy Mangan's Library Rules, famous writers tell us all about how libraries are used and why they're important. |
| Contents |
This place will lend you books for free / James Brown -- Character building / Anita Anand -- Defence of the book / Julian Barnes -- Punk and Langside Library / Hardeep Singh Kohli -- Rules / Lucy Mangan -- Baffled at a bookcase / Alan Bennett -- Future of the library / Seth Godin -- Going to the dogs / Val McDermid -- I [heart] libraries / Lionel Shriver -- Have you heard of Oscar Wilde? / Stephen Fry -- Secret life of libraries / Bella Bathurst -- Booksteps / China Miéville -- Alma Mater / Caitlin Moran -- Library of Babylon / Tom Holland -- A corner of St James's / Susan Hill -- It takes a library -- / Michael Brooks -- Magic threshold / Bali Rai -- Libraries rock! / Ann Cleeves -- Five-minute rule / Julie Myerson -- If you tolerate this -- / Nicky Wire -- Library life / Zadie Smith -- Lending library / Kate Mosse -- Fight for libraries as you do freedom / Karin Slaughter -- Afterword : Reading agency / Miranda McKearney. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Libraries.
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Libraries. |
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Libraries and society.
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Libraries and society. |
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Library users.
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Library users. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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e-book [online only] -- OverDrive.
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| Added Author |
Mosse, Kate, 1961-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Bennett, Alan. Library Book. London : Profile, ©2012 9781781250051 |
| ISBN |
9781847658401 (electronic book) |
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1847658407 (electronic book) |
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9781781250051 |
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1781250057 |
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