02965nam 2200637 a 450 991096952790332120240516113049.097816093806871609380681(CKB)2550000000047217(EBL)843327(OCoLC)753725958(SSID)ssj0000565398(PQKBManifestationID)11353231(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000565398(PQKBWorkID)10528156(PQKB)10985820(MiAaPQ)EBC843327(MdBmJHUP)muse16016(Au-PeEL)EBL843327(CaPaEBR)ebr10500158(Perlego)2857608(EXLCZ)99255000000004721720110408d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMain Street public library community places and reading spaces in the rural heartland, 1876-1956 /Wayne A. Wiegand1st ed.Iowa City University of Iowa Pressc20111 online resource (261 p.)Iowa and the Midwest experienceDescription based upon print version of record.9781609380670 1609380673 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction : information, reading, place -- Pride of a century : the Bryant Library of Sauk Centre, Minnesota -- A credit to the place : the Sage Library of Osage, Iowa -- Tourist attraction : the Charles H. Moore Library of Lexington, Michigan -- Those commission ideas : the Rhinelander Public Library of Rhinelander, Wisconsin -- Literature suitable for a small public library : Main Street public library collections -- Epilogue : agent of social harmony.The United States has more public libraries than it has McDonald's restaurants. By any measure, the American public library is a heavily used and ubiquitous institution. Popular thinking identifies the public library as a neutral agency that protects democratic ideals by guarding against censorship as it makes information available to people from all walks of life. Among librarians this idea is known as the "library faith." But is the American public library as democratic as it appears to be? In Main Street Public Library, eminent libIowa and the Midwest experience.Public librariesMiddle WestHistoryRural librariesMiddle WestHistoryLibraries and communityMiddle WestHistoryPublic librariesHistory.Rural librariesHistory.Libraries and communityHistory.027.4/77Wiegand Wayne A.1946-752583MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910969527903321Main Street public library4368436UNINA