9781781250051: The Library Book. Anita Anand ... [Et Al.]

Synopsis

Whether brand new or steeped in history, real or imagined, libraries feature in everyone's lives. In memoirs, essays and stories that are funny, moving, visionary or insightful, twenty-three famous writers celebrate these places where minds open and the world expands.

Public libraries are lifelines, to practical information as well as to the imagination, but funding is under threat all over the country. This book is published in support of libraries, with all royalties going to The Reading Agency's library programmes.

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About the Author

The Reading Agency is an independent charity with a mission to inspire more people to read more. It specializes in helping libraries make more social impact through reading. It is funded by the Arts Council. www.readingagency.org.uk

Review

A library is not a luxury, it is a necessity -- Henry Ward Beecher When you are growing up there are two institutional places that affect you most powerfully: the church, which belongs to God, and the public library, which belongs to you. The public library is a great equaliser -- Keith Richards

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