Drawing a Dialogue, Episode 28: Public Libraries
Cathy G. Johnson
Artwork by remus jackson.
Drawing a Dialogue is a podcast discussing comics in historical + educational contexts by Cathy G. Johnson + remus jackson.
Episode 28: On this episode, Cathy + remus discuss public libraries in the United States. remus presents the history of libraries, their purpose for the public + the American Library Association (ALA). Cathy discusses the current services libraries offer the public, including family support, youth services + addressing poverty + homelessness. Cathy also introduces a new segment to Drawing a Dialogue called “Schools Are The Community,” to discuss the current state takeover of Providence Public Schools.
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Episode Links:
Digital Public Library of America, “A History of US Public Libraries”, digital exhibition, 2015 - Link
Warren J. Haas, “America's Libraries: Distinguished Past, Difficult Future”, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 1996
American Library Association
Kenneth E. Carpenter, “A Library Historian Looks at Librarianship”, Daedalus, 1996
Denise Rayman, “Action, not Reaction: Integrating the Library Profession”, American Library Association Archives (blog), 2015 - Link
Public Libraries: A Vital Space for Family Engagement, 2016 - PDF
YALSA After School Programs - Link
Moellman, L. W., & Tillinger, J. R. (2004). Civic Spaces: Retooling Public Libraries to Attract and Engage Teens after School. Afterschool Matters, (3), 30–38.
Other Duties as Assigned: Front-line librarians on the constant pressure to do more, 2019 - American Libraries
"One Year Later: An Interview with Ferguson (Mo.) Library Director Scott Bonner", American Library Association, August 6, 2015 - Link
Letters to the Editor
The White Pube, “Why Museums Are Bad Vibes” - Link
Schools Are The Community
Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy review of the Providence Public School District - PDF
Providence Public Schools, Community Advisory Boards - Link
What are we reading?
Jackson’s Dilemma by Iris Murdoch
Theme song by Downtown Boys