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ERIC Number: EJ606763
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0024-2519
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Books for Black Children: Public Library Collections in Louisville and Nashville, 1915-1925.
Malone, Cheryl Knott
Library Quarterly, v70 n2 p179-200 Apr 2000
Describes the racially segregated public library children's collections and services in Louisville, Kentucky and Nashville, Tennessee. Discusses the relationship between African American librarians and users based on original library records, annual reports, and librarians' writings; describes and evaluates the collections developed for black children; and discusses services that encouraged reading. (Contains 50 references.) (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Black Youth, Children, Childrens Libraries, Librarians, Library Collections, Library Services, Public Libraries, Racial Segregation, Reading Programs, Users (Information)
Publication Type: Historical Materials; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Kentucky (Louisville); Tennessee (Nashville)
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