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
Why do we need a public library? Part 1Why do we need a public library? Part 2Why do we need a public library? Part 3The world of books and the world's work, by Henry E. LeglerThe Companionship of Books, by Arthur BostwickThe Two Fundamentals, by Mary Salome CutlerRelation of the State to the Public Library, by Melvil DeweyCooperation between Library and Community, by M. Anna TarbellThe Reformed Librarie-Keeper, by John DuryLibraries in the Medieval and Renaissance Periods by John Willis ClarkMadame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, Ch 1 (French)The Negro Vote in the States Whose Constitutions Have Not Been Specifically Revised, by John HopeAlice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, Ch 11An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, 'Of Ideas In General' Ch 1, by John LockeIdea of a Transcendental Logic. I. Of Logic in General, by Immanuel KantZoonomia Section XIV. Of The Production Of Ideas, by Erasmus DarwinThe Analects, by Confucius - Section IThe Awakening, Ch 7, by Kate ChopinThe Dead Are Silent by Arthur SchnitzlerThe Free Public Library, by Thomas W. Higginson.Some Popular Objections to Public Libraries, by Frederick PooleThe Function of a Town Library, by Josiah P. QuincyThe Library and the Social Centre, by Lutie Eugenia Stearns.How to Use a Library, by James Mascarene Hubbard.Where Neighbors Meet, by Margery Closey Quigley.The immigrant in the library, by Mary AntinOn the Supply of Printed Books from the Library to the Reading Room, Part 1, by Anthony PanizziOn the Supply of Printed Books from the Library to the Reading Room, Part 2, by Anthony PanizziThe Rights of Man by Thomas Paine, Response to Burke part 1The Rights of Man by Thomas Paine, Response to Burke part 2The Rights of Man by Thomas Paine, Response to Burke part 3The Rights of Man by Thomas Paine, Response to Burke part 4
Why do we need a public library? - Various - Description and brief content, listen free online on the e-library site at Knigi-Audio.com/en/
