Overdue: Reckoning with the Public Library by Amanda Oliver (English) Hardcover

Description: Overdue by Amanda Oliver Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Who are libraries for, how have they evolved, and why do they fill so many roles in our society today?Based on firsthand experiences from six years of professional work as a librarian in high-poverty neighborhoods of Washington, DC, as well as interviews and research,Overduebegins with Olivers first day at an unusual branch: Northwest One.Using her experience at this branch allows Oliver to highlight the national problems that have existed in libraries since they were founded: racism, segregation, and class inequalities. These age-old problems have evolved into police violence, the opioid epidemic, rampant houselessness, and lack of mental health care nationwide all of whichcome to a head inpublic library spaces.Can public librarians continue to play the many roles they are tasked with? Can American society sustain one of its most noble institutions? Pushing against hundreds of years of stereotypes, romanticisation, and discomfort with a call to reckoning,Overduewill change the way you think about libraries forever.One part love letter, one part eulogy, Overdue tells the story of Americas public library system...Amanda Oliver proves herself a vibrant new literary voice...This is a book for all book lovers. Reza Aslan, author of Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth Author Biography Amanda Oliver is a writer and former librarian. Her writing has been featured in the Los Angeles Times,Vox,Electric Literature, Medium, andThe Rumpus. She has been interviewed about libraries and being a librarian for NPR, CBC Radio, Associated Press, and American Libraries Magazine. Oliver is a graduate of the MLS program at SUNY Buffalo and the MFA program at UC Riverside. A Buffalo, New York, native, she now lives and writes in the Mojave Desert near Joshua Tree. Details ISBN 1641605316 ISBN-13 9781641605311 Title Overdue Author Amanda Oliver Format Hardcover Year 2022 Pages 224 Publisher Chicago Review Press GE_Item_ID:134928629; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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