Library Review: Volume 19 Issue 1

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My Literary Life

RICHARD CHURCH

The ups and downs of the professional writer in society continue to disturb us. From the time that the emphasis was put on that word professional, the days of the opening of Grub…

“Questionable” Books

HARRY C. BAUER

“Questionable” books are as easily identified and as quickly discovered as brightly dyed Easter eggs. The titles of such books invariably terminate with interrogation marks; not…

British Public Library Reports

PHILIP M. WHITEMAN

Faced with the annual torrent of library reports, one longs for more shooting and less mumbling, and perhaps at the end of the season, one agrees with Macbeth. Stanley Snaith has…

How to Appear Educated

JOHN SHERMAN

The truth is most people today don't have the time, inclination, or in some cases, the capacity for true scholarship. That is not in itself a bad thing because too many educated…

The New Luton Central Library

JAMES SWIFT

The new Luton Central Library is full of interest and original ideas; it is light and spacious and its décor is most attractive. It is, therefore, unfortunate that the impression…

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ISSN:

0024-2535

Online date, start – end:

1927 – 2017

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

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hybrid