Public Libraries
Basics
On the Web: Articles
On the Web: Specialized Sites
Americans for Libraries Council.
International Federation of Library Associations & Institutions (IFLA).
Progressive Librarians' Guild.
Social Responsibilities Roundtable of the American Library Association.
In the Library: Articles
Baldwin, Michael. "Can libraries save democracy?" Library Journal (10/15/02).
In the Library: Non-Fiction Books
Anon. Banned Books Resource Guide (Washington: ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom, 2001).
Burns, Grant. Librarians in Fiction: A Critical Bibliography (Jefferson NC: McFarlane, 1998).
Dickson, Paul. The Library in America: A Celebration in Words & Pictures (NY: Facts on File, 1986).
Gorman, Michael. Our Enduring Values: Librarianship in the 21st C. (Washington: American Library Association, 2000).
Harris, Michael H. History of Libraries in the Western World (Metuchen NJ: Scarecrow, 1984).
Jones, Plummer Alston Jr. Libraries, Immigrants & the American Experience (Westport CT: Greenwood, 1999).
Jones, Theodore. Carnegie Libraries Across America: A Public Legacy (NY: Wiley, 1997).
Kranich, Nancy. Libraries & Democracy: The Cornerstones of Liberty (Washington: American Library Association, 2001).
Lee, Earl. Libraries in the Age of Mediocrity (Jefferson NC: McFarlane, 1998).
Manley, Will. Snowballs in the Bookdrop: Talking it Over with Your Library's Community (Hamden CT: Library Professional, 1982).
__________. Unintellectual Freedoms: Opinions of a Public Librarian (Jefferson NC: McFarland, 1991).
__________. Unprofessional Behavior: Confessions of a Public Librarian (Jefferson NC: McFarland, 1992).
__________. Unsolicited Advice: Observations of a Public Librarian (Jefferson NC: McFarland, 1992).
__________. The Manley Art of Librarianship (Jefferson NC: McFarland, 1993).
__________. The Truth About Catalogers (Jefferson NC: McFarland, 1995).
Martin, Lowell A. Enrichment: A History of the Public Library in the US in the 20th C. (Metuchen NJ: Scarecrow, 1998).
McCabe, Robert B. Civic Librarianship: Renewing the Social Mission of the Public Library (Metuchen NJ: Scarecrow, 2001).
Samek, Toni. Intellectual Freedom & Social Responsibility in American Librarianshnip, 1967-1974 (Jefferson NC: McFarlane, 2001).
Stephens, Mitchell. The Rise of the Image & the Fall of the Word NY: Oxford, 1998).
Turner, Anne M. Getting Political: An Action Guide for Libraries & Library Supporters (NY: Neal-Schuman, 1997).
White, Herbert S. Librarianship - Quo Vadis? Opportunities & Dangers We Face in the New Millennium (?: Libraries Unlimited, 2000).