Circulation Status The history of American libraries is often told as a straight line from Ben Franklin lending his books to his buddies to Melvil Dewey classifying everything so it's easy to find to today's gleaming Palaces for the People, but as most things in history, the real timeline is messier with people and events we don't want to talk about tucked away in the closet under some old mothball-smelling blankets.
History of American Libraries, with Wayne Wiegand
History of American Libraries, with Wayne…
History of American Libraries, with Wayne Wiegand
Circulation Status The history of American libraries is often told as a straight line from Ben Franklin lending his books to his buddies to Melvil Dewey classifying everything so it's easy to find to today's gleaming Palaces for the People, but as most things in history, the real timeline is messier with people and events we don't want to talk about tucked away in the closet under some old mothball-smelling blankets.