Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World

Rachel Christensen

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By: Rachel Christensen
In:Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World
Chapter DOI:https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412952583
Subject:Community Psychology, Sociology of Communities
Keywords:public libraries

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In the United States, public libraries were first established in New England in the mid-nineteenth century as a reflection of the belief in human rights, political equality, and the citizenry's responsibility to safeguard democracy. Early public libraries—especially the Boston Public ...

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  Christensen, R. (2003). Public libraries. In Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World (Vol. 4, pp. 1115-1117). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412952583
  
  Christensen, Rachel. "Public Libraries." In Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World, edited by Christensen, Rachel, 1115-17. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2003. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412952583.
  
  Christensen, R. 2003. Public Libraries. In: Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World. Rachel Christensen Editor, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1115-1117 Available at: <https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412952583> [Accessed 10 Dec 2023].
  
  Christensen, Rachel. "Public Libraries." Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World. Edited by Vol. 4. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2003, pp. 1115-17. Sage Knowledge, doi: https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412952583.
  
  Christensen, Rachel. Public libraries. In Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World. Vol. 4. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2003: 1115-1117. doi:10.4135/9781412952583
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