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Once more: give 'em what they need.

Publication: The Australian Library Journal
Publication Date: 01-NOV-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Once more: give 'em what they need.(Equity and Excellence in the Public Library: Why Ignorance Is Not Our Heritage)(Book review)

Article Excerpt
Equity and Excellence in the Public Library: Why Ignorance Is Not Our Heritage. By Bob Usherwood. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, 2007. 238 pp. 45.00 [pounds sterling] hard cover ISBN 9780754648062

Bob Usherwood invites us to consider two very different types of public library service. The first has its roots firmly in the 19th century. It has a strong belief in the power of the written word to develop literacy, critical thinking, democratic participation, international understanding and tolerance. It respects its patrons' ability to learn, develop and grow. It is committed to...

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