Public libraries
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Broader term:Narrower terms:- Public libraries -- Activity programs
- Public libraries -- Africa
- Public libraries -- Censorship
- Public libraries -- Collection development
- Public libraries -- Finance
- Public libraries -- Great Britain
- Public libraries -- India
- Public libraries -- Information technology
- Public libraries -- Political aspects
- Public libraries -- Scandinavia
- Public libraries -- South Africa
- Public libraries -- Special collections
- Public libraries -- United States
- Public libraries -- Virginia, Northern
- African Americans and libraries
- Libraries and Aboriginal Australians
- Libraries and Indians
- Libraries and business
- Libraries and deaf people
- Libraries and immigrants
- Libraries and linguistic minorities
- Libraries and minorities
- Libraries and people with disabilities
- Libraries and scholars
- Libraries and students
- Libraries and teenagers
- Libraries and the blind
- Libraries and women
- Public services (Libraries)
- Rural libraries
- County libraries
- Libraries, County
- Public library
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County Library Service in the South: A Study of the Rosenwald County Library Demonstration (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1935), by Louis Round Wilson and Edward A. Wight (page images at HathiTrust)
- Public Libraries and STEM: A National Conference on Current Trends and Future Directions, August 20-22, 2015, Denver, Colorado (PDF at USRA Houston Repository)
- Public Libraries in Africa: A Report and Annoted Bibliography (c2000), ed. by Aissa Issak (PDF with commentary at INASP)
- Censorship and the Public Library; With Other Papers (New York: H. W. Wilson, Co., 1931), by George Franklin Bowerman (multiple formats at archive.org)
- CREW: A Weeding Manual for Modern Libraries (revised edition, 2012; with supplementary teaching materials), ed. by Jeanette Larson, contrib. by Belinda Boon and Joseph P. Segal (PDF with commentary at Wayback Machine)
- From Awareness to Funding: Voter Perceptions and Support of Public Libraries in 2018 (Dublin, OH: OCLC, 2018), by OCLC and American Library Association (PDF with commentrary at OCLC)
- From Awareness to Funding: A Study of Library Support in America (Dublin, OH: OCLC, c2008), contrib. by Cathy De Rosa and Jenny Johnson (PDF at OCLC)
- A New Chapter: Public Library Services in the 21st Century (full research report, with links to discussion paper and factsheets; Dumferline: Carnegie UK Trust, 2012), by Liz Macdonald (PDF with commentary in the UK)
- The Public Library Systems of Great Britain, America and South Africa (1903), by Bertram Laslett Dyer (page images at HathiTrust)
- Hate on the State: How British Libraries Encourage Islamic Extremism (c2007), by James Brandon and Douglas Murray (PDF in the UK)
- A New Chapter: Public Library Services in the 21st Century (full research report, with links to discussion paper and factsheets; Dumferline: Carnegie UK Trust, 2012), by Liz Macdonald (PDF with commentary in the UK)
- A New Chapter: Public Library Services in the 21st Century (full research report, with links to discussion paper and factsheets; Dumferline: Carnegie UK Trust, 2012), by Liz Macdonald (PDF with commentary in the UK)
- Hate on the State: How British Libraries Encourage Islamic Extremism (c2007), by James Brandon and Douglas Murray (PDF in the UK)
- The Baroda Library Movement: A Short Account of the Origin and Growth of the Central Library Department of the Baroda State (Vadodara, India: Baroda Central library, 1919), by Janardan Sakharam Kudalkar
- Scandinavian Public Library Quarterly (predecessor of Scandinavian Library Quarterly; volumes under this title run 1968-2011) (full serial archives)
- The Public Library Systems of Great Britain, America and South Africa (1903), by Bertram Laslett Dyer (page images at HathiTrust)
- Sol Rising: Newsletter of the Friends of Spaced Out Library (full serial archives)
- Rising to the Challenge: Re-Envisioning Public Libraries (Washington: Aspen Institute, 2014), by Amy Korzick Garmer (PDF with commentary at Aspen Institute)
- The Public Library Systems of Great Britain, America and South Africa (1903), by Bertram Laslett Dyer (page images at HathiTrust)
- Native American Libraries, Archives, and Information Services: Hearing Before the Select Committee on Indian Affairs, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session, Oversight Hearing to Gain a Better Understanding of the Condition of the Native American Libraries, Archives, and Information Services, May 23, 1991, Washington, DC (Washington: GPO, 1991), by United States Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs (page images at HathiTrust)
- Global Evolution: A Chronological Annotated Bibliography of International Students in U.S. Academic Libraries (2007), by Kaetrena Davis Kendrick (PDF at ALA)
- Adaptive Technology for the Internet: Making Electronic Resources Accessible to All (2000), by Barbara T. Mates (HTML at independentliving.org)
- Find Your Library (current online successor of a guide formerly known as Library Resources Directory), by Library of Congress National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (HTML at loc.gov)
- The Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults (2010-) (full serial archives)
- Adaptive Technology for the Internet: Making Electronic Resources Accessible to All (2000), by Barbara T. Mates (HTML at independentliving.org)
- Find Your Library (current online successor of a guide formerly known as Library Resources Directory), by Library of Congress National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (HTML at loc.gov)
- Women in Print: Essays on the Print Culture of American Women From the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, c2006), ed. by James Philip Danky and Wayne A. Wiegand (PDF with commentary at Wisconsin)
- Experiments in Educational Service for Adults (typescript; 1940), by American Library Association Adult Education Board, contrib. by Ernestine Rose (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
- Access to Public Libraries: A Research Project (Chicago: American Library Association, 1963), by International Research Associates (page images at HathiTrust)
- Our Starving Libraries: Studies in Ten American Communities During the Depression Years (Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1933), by R. L. Duffus (page images at HathiTrust)
- University Copyright Policies in ARL Libraries (ARL SPEC Kit #138, 1987), by Kenneth D. Crews (page images at HathiTrust)
- Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians (Circular 21), by Library of Congress Copyright Office
- Without a Net: Librarians Bridging the Digital Divide (c2011), by Jessamyn West (multiple formats with commentary at unglue.it)
- Technology in Libraries: Essays in Honor of Anne Grodzins Lipow (2008), ed. by Roy Tennant (PDF with commentary at techinlibraries.com)
- Technology in Libraries: Essays in Honor of Anne Grodzins Lipow (2008), ed. by Roy Tennant (PDF with commentary at techinlibraries.com)
- Unequal Access: The Desegregation of Public Libraries in Northern Virginia (Fairfax, VA: Fairfax County Public Library, 2021), by Chris Barbuschak and Suzanne S. LaPierre (PDF at fairfaxcounty.gov)
- Unequal Access: The Desegregation of Public Libraries in Northern Virginia (Fairfax, VA: Fairfax County Public Library, 2021), by Chris Barbuschak and Suzanne S. LaPierre (PDF at fairfaxcounty.gov)
- Access to Public Libraries: A Research Project (Chicago: American Library Association, 1963), by International Research Associates (page images at HathiTrust)
- Libraries, Librarians and the Negro (1944), by Atlanta University School of Library Service (page images at HathiTrust)
- Access to the D. C. Public Library: Comments on the Methodology and Conclusions of the "Access to Public Libraries" Report (with supplement; 1963-1964), by Harry N. Peterson and Catherine M. Houck (page images at HathiTrust)
- Colored Branches of the Louisville Free Public Library (1915), by Louisville Free Public Library
- Libraries in State Schools for the Deaf (U-Illinois bachelor's thesis; 1903), by Helen Theresa Kennedy
- Bridging the Gulf: Work With the Russian Jews and Other Newcomers (New York: Immigrant Publication Society, 1917), by Ernestine Rose (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Idea of Order: Transforming Research Collections for 21st Century Scholarship (Washington: Council on Library and Information Resources, c2010), contrib. by Charles Henry, Lisa Spiro, Geneva Henry, Paul N. Courant, Matthew Nielsen, Kathlin Smith, and Roger C. Schonfeld (PDF with commentary at clir.org)
- Scholarly Work in the Humanities and the Evolving Information Environment, by William S. Brockman, Laura Neumann, Carole L. Palmer, and Tonyia J. Tidline (HTML and PDF at clir.org)
- Patrons Are People: How to Be a Model Librarian (revised and enlarged edition; Chicago: American Library Association, 1956), by Sarah Leslie Wallace (page images at HathiTrust)
- Patrons Are People: How to Be a Model Librarian (Chicago: American Library Association, 1945), by Minneapolis Public Library, illust. by Sarah Leslie Wallace
- An Introduction to Library Science (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1933), by Pierce Butler (page images at HathiTrust)
- Redesigning Library Services: A Manifesto, by Michael Keeble Buckland (HTML and PDF at Berkeley)
- The Joy of Computing: A Cookbook for Small and Rural Libraries (electronic edition, 2008), by MaintainIT Project (PDF files with commentary at maintainitproject.org)
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