Why do we need a public library?
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Length 16 h 25 min
Chapters 32
Internet Archive, which hosts our audio books, is in the midst of their annual fund-raising. They have also begun a drive to provide a mirror site in Canada to ensure IA's availability to all users. The IA is a vast library with millions of public domain books, audio, film, radio, and other media. They also maintain an open library of copyrighted books one can 'check out' by becoming a member with a virtual library card. This collection is devoted to the concept of why we need a public library, the title taken from an essay by Chalmers Hadley, which will be the first entry in this audio book. The rest of the collection is pulled from Project Gutenberg's Library selections. Some are solo essays, most are chapters from selected books on library science and culture. I'm also open to including up to 5 chapters or short works from the list of banned books on PG's site to emphasize the need for a public library. - Summary by Matt Pierard
Chapters
1
Why do we need a public library? Part 1 Read by Michele Fry 34:50
2
Why do we need a public library? Part 2 Read by Michele Fry 34:42
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Why do we need a public library? Part 3 Read by Michele Fry 35:26
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The world of books and the world's work, by Henry E. Legler Read by E. J. Hancock 39:00
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The Companionship of Books, by Arthur Bostwick Read by Melissa Perry 48:48
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The Two Fundamentals, by Mary Salome Cutler Read by Amelia Chesley 17:16
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Relation of the State to the Public Library, by Melvil Dewey Read by Amelia Chesley 18:38
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Cooperation between Library and Community, by M. Anna Tarbell Read by Amelia Chesley 16:57
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The Reformed Librarie-Keeper, by John Dury Read by Availle 22:00
10
Libraries in the Medieval and Renaissance Periods by John Willis Clark Read by Phil Schempf 55:37
11
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, Ch 1 (French) Read by Isabelle Lin 16:53
12
The Negro Vote in the States Whose Constitutions Have Not Been Specifically Revised, by John Hope Read by VfkaBT 33:34
13
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, Ch 11 Read by Scotty Smith 12:21
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, 'Of Ideas In General' Ch 1, by John Locke Read by VfkaBT 44:23
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Idea of a Transcendental Logic. I. Of Logic in General, by Immanuel Kant Read by Scotty Smith 8:57
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Zoonomia Section XIV. Of The Production Of Ideas, by Erasmus Darwin Read by VfkaBT 46:10
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The Analects, by Confucius - Section I Read by Nathan Rosquist 5:43
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The Awakening, Ch 7, by Kate Chopin Read by VfkaBT 18:18
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The Dead Are Silent by Arthur Schnitzler Read by Availle 41:56
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The Free Public Library, by Thomas W. Higginson. Read by Gerwin Kramer 10:32
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Some Popular Objections to Public Libraries, by Frederick Poole Read by Michele Fry 27:09
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The Function of a Town Library, by Josiah P. Quincy Read by Michele Fry 15:39
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The Library and the Social Centre, by Lutie Eugenia Stearns. Read by VfkaBT 8:04
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How to Use a Library, by James Mascarene Hubbard. Read by Kalynda 21:33
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Where Neighbors Meet, by Margery Closey Quigley. Read by Maria Kasper 21:42
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The immigrant in the library, by Mary Antin Read by Alitheia 23:28
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On the Supply of Printed Books from the Library to the Reading Room, Part 1, by Anthony Panizzi Read by VfkaBT 33:25
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On the Supply of Printed Books from the Library to the Reading Room, Part 2, by Anthony Panizzi Read by VfkaBT 28:03
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The Rights of Man by Thomas Paine, Response to Burke part 1 Read by Colleen McMahon 1:01:16
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The Rights of Man by Thomas Paine, Response to Burke part 2 Read by Colleen McMahon 56:20
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The Rights of Man by Thomas Paine, Response to Burke part 3 Read by Colleen McMahon 58:05
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The Rights of Man by Thomas Paine, Response to Burke part 4 Read by Colleen McMahon 1:08:18
From LibriVox, read by volunteers and in the public domain. LibriVox page (opens librivox.org) , the text (opens gutenberg.org) , all files on the Internet Archive (opens archive.org) .
