The Romance of Libraries

Madeleine Lefebvre [Editor]; Michael Gorman [Foreword];

ISBN 10: 0810853523 / ISBN 13: 9780810853522

Edité par Scarecrow Press, 2005

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Synopsis :

In the halls of knowledge, amidst the towering stacks of books, more than just facts and fiction await. The Romance of Libraries is a collection of true accounts of emotional attachments formed in and with libraries and the library field. Madeleine J. Lefebvre has gathered personal narratives from around the world from people who work in or use libraries. From the very young to those in their nineties, these people share their tales of love. While most accounts are about romances that developed in a library setting, some are about romances with libraries themselves. Loosely arranged by context, the stories―happy, sad, or bittersweet―share an over-arching theme of the transformative and emotive power of libraries in our lives. Lefebvre's underlying message is that the physical library can play a role in our affections that the virtual library never can.

À propos de l?auteur: Madeleine Lefebvre is the University Librarian of Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She also currently serves as Chief Administrator of Freedom of Information/Protection of Privacy and is the recipient of the 2006 Atlantic Provinces Library Association Merit Award.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Romance of Libraries
Éditeur : Scarecrow Press
Date d'édition : 2005
Reliure : paperback
Etat : New