tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196388063768443379.post9056490535844028860..comments2024-03-05T06:22:55.364-08:00Comments on Library History Buff Blog: 10 of My Favorite Library History BooksLarry T. Nixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10859160864287059311noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196388063768443379.post-89875517862704066222011-12-15T14:03:24.396-08:002011-12-15T14:03:24.396-08:00As an Indiana University grad,I will mention the f...As an Indiana University grad,I will mention the following work which is one of my favorite library related history books: Books and Libraries in Camp and Battle : The Civil War Experience by IU’s David Kaser.Richard Thau / The Caique-Mersey Brandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15020673916069129573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196388063768443379.post-30169514532558388152011-12-09T08:00:31.694-08:002011-12-09T08:00:31.694-08:00You're welcome Paul. The book really is a wond...You're welcome Paul. The book really is a wonderful statement about America's libraries. I've consulted it often over the years.<br />LarryLarry T. Nixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10859160864287059311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196388063768443379.post-73534164399973125392011-12-09T04:33:52.762-08:002011-12-09T04:33:52.762-08:00Paul Dickson here--thanks for the nice mention of ...Paul Dickson here--thanks for the nice mention of my lost valentine to the Library. I published that book at a time when library budgets were being slashed and censorship battles centered on the libraries. Great idea about the traveling show--hey, its still not too late. In the struggle, Paulnewdefinernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196388063768443379.post-15565521836985034402011-12-08T14:16:33.508-08:002011-12-08T14:16:33.508-08:00My top ten would have included Apostles of Culture...My top ten would have included <i>Apostles of Culture: the Public Librarian and American Society, 1876-1920</i> by Dee Garrison (1979) and <i>Public Libraries in Nazi Germany</i> by Margaret Stieg Dalton (1992).<br /><br />I'm about to start reading <i>Main Street Public Library: Community Places and Reading Spaces in the Rural Heartland, 1876-1956</i> by Wayne A. Wiegand (2011)--I'm sure it'll be good enough to make my list, too!Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070490234347580028noreply@blogger.com