Still struggling for equality : American public library services with minorities / Plummer Alston Jones, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Plummer Alston, Jr., 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Libraries and minorities--United States--History--19th century.

Libraries and minorities.

Libraries and minorities--United States--History--20th century.

History.

United States.

Physical Description:

xvii, 269 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2004.

Summary:

Covering American public library services to immigrants from 1876 to 2003, this text serves as a companion volume to Libraries, Immigrants, and the American Experience (1999). It presents a detailed exposition of immigration law, accompanied by an analysis of laws affecting libraries. These legislative activities are placed in the context of library practice and the library profession, while developments within ALA and the government agencies tasked with the funding and oversight of libraries are explored. This is an excellent text for those looking for information on public library services to diverse groups and multiculturalism in public libraries.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Public Libraries and Americanization, 1876 Through the 1940s 1

Chapter 2 Public Libraries and the Beginning of Federal Funding in the 1950s 31

Chapter 3 Public Libraries and Civil Rights in the 1960s 51

Chapter 4 Public Libraries and Racial and Ethnic Awareness in the 1970s 83

Chapter 5 Public Libraries and Multiculturalism in the 1980s 121

Chapter 6 Public Libraries and Globalization in the 1990s 151.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-239) and index.

ISBN:

1591582431

OCLC:

56194824