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readings for 22-28 September 2008
the library as "place"
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Read these and plan to post a consideration about them
- Leckie, G. J. (2004). Three perspectives on libraries as public space. Feliciter, (6), 233-236.
- Harris, C. (2007). Libraries with lattes: The new third place. APLIS, 20(4), 145-152.
- Valdes, M. (2007, January 7) Quiet libraries morphing into busy community hubs. The Seattle Times, Loca(l), 1. Retrieved August, 2008, from : http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003508567_library04m.html.
You may find these interesting as well.
You do not have to post a consideration of the following items, but you may find you will want to get a sense for what Ray Oldenburg had to say on the topic of the third place as well as look into Robert Putnam's theorizing on the value of places where the community can come together.
- Oldenburg, R. & Brissett, D. (1982). The third place. Qualitative Sociology, 5(4), 265-284.
- Putnam, R. D., Feldstein, L. M., & Cohen, D. (2003). Branch libraries: The heartbeat of the community. In . Better together: restoring the American community (pp. 34-54). New York, NY: Simon and Shuster.
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