Leckie, Gloria J.; Given, Lisa M. - In: Advances in librarianship, (pp. 1-72). 2005
The history of the public library is long and rich, and continues to reflect this institution's initial mission: to …-class, through its evolution to become an educational site for the lower-classes and new immigrants, the public library has served as … on the ways that people seek and share information. Indeed, the public library's constituents today are exceedingly …