The Dallas Public Library
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The Dallas Public Library
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Author : Michael V. Hazel
language : en
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Release Date : 2001
The Dallas Public Library written by Michael V. Hazel and has been published by University of North Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
From its founding one hundred years ago by a group of dedicated women working to better life and opportunity in their fledgling metropolis, the Dallas Public Library has provided essential services to the people of Dallas. In The Dallas Public Library, Michael V. Hazel presents the centennial history of this landmark institution, from its genesis as a single library with a staff of five, to a central library and twenty-two branch libraries with a staff of more than five hundred. This is the story of committed leaders like May Dickson Exall, who persuaded Andrew Carnegie to give $50,000 to build Dallas's first free public library, and director Cleora Clanton, who stretched a shoestring budget to provide service to all citizens of Dallas at a time when minorities were often shunned and intellectual freedom challenged. It is also the story of beloved director Lillian Bradshaw, who built a major central library facility and a network of branches that reflect the interests of the neighborhoods they serve. More than just a repository of books, the Dallas Public Library has offered many people a place for lifelong learning, practical skills development, pursuit of personal interests, and recreation. Through the years, the library has grown and changed with the city of Dallas and is ready once again--as technology drives the information market--to adapt its services to meet the needs of Dallas citizens. This is the centennial history of a landmark institution, from its genesis as a single library with a staff of five to a central library and twenty-two branch libraries with a staff of more than five hundred. Richly illustrated with two hundred black-and-white photographs and ten color plates.
The Accommodation
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Author : Jim Schutze
language : en
Publisher: Deep Vellum Publishing
Release Date : 2021-09-28
The Accommodation written by Jim Schutze and has been published by Deep Vellum Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-28 with History categories.
The powerful, long-repressed classic of Dallas history that examines the violent and suppressed history of race and racism in the city. Written by longtime Dallas political journalist Jim Schutze, formerly of the Dallas Times Herald and Dallas Observer, and currently columnist at D Magazine, The Accommodation follows the story of Dallas from slavery through the Civil Rights Movement, and the city’s desegregation efforts in the 1950s and ‘60s. Known for being an uninhibited and honest account of the city’s institutional and structural racism, Schutze’s book argues that Dallas’ desegregation period came at a great cost to Black leaders in the city. Now, after decades out of print and hand-circulated underground, Schutze’s book serves as a reminder of what an American city will do to protect the white status quo.
I Will Die In A Foreign Land
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Author : Kalani Pickhart
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2022-09-22
I Will Die In A Foreign Land written by Kalani Pickhart and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-22 with Fiction categories.
Winner of the New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award Best Book of the Year - New York Public Library, Cosmopolitan, Independent Book Review 'Pickhart's story is powerful, boldly imaginative, rich in history and feeling, charged with events that have occurred since it was written - and which summon up the same force of the history that compelled an American author to write about this "foreign land".' The Times 2014 Kyiv, Ukraine. The city is poised on a knife-edge as tensions mount around a corrupt government's increasing ties to Russia. As protests erupt across the city, the fates of four individuals come together. Katya is a Ukrainian-American doctor stationed at a makeshift medical clinic treating wounded protesters; Misha is an engineer originally from Pripyat, near Chernobyl, grieving the death of his wife; Slava is a fiery young activist whose past hardships steel her determination; Aleksandr Ivanovich, a former KGB agent, climbs atop a burned-out bus at Independence Square and plays the piano. In this dazzling, inventive debut novel - set during the 'Revolution of Dignity' - Kalani Pickhart weaves together a rich tapestry of voices to create a moving story about beauty, love and survival during tumultuous times.
Women And The Creation Of Urban Life
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Author : Elizabeth York Enstam
language : en
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Release Date : 1998
Women And The Creation Of Urban Life written by Elizabeth York Enstam and has been published by Texas A&M University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Business & Economics categories.
Those individuals remembered as the "founders" of cities were men, but as Elizabeth York Enstam shows, it was women who played a major role in creating the definitive forms of urban life we know today.
Final Report Of The Select Committee On Assassinations U S House Of Representatives Ninety Fifth Congress Second Session
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Assassinations
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
Final Report Of The Select Committee On Assassinations U S House Of Representatives Ninety Fifth Congress Second Session written by United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Assassinations and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Assassination categories.
Seven Pleasures
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Author : Willard Spiegelman
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Release Date : 2009-04-27
Seven Pleasures written by Willard Spiegelman and has been published by Macmillan + ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-27 with Literary Collections categories.
What does it mean to be happy? Americans have had an obsession with "the pursuit of happiness" ever since the Founding Fathers enshrined it—along with life and liberty—as our national birthright. Whether it means the accumulation of wealth or a more vaguely understood notion of self-fulfillment or self-actualization, happiness has been an inevitable, though elusive, goal. But it is hard to separate "real" happiness from the banal self-help version that embraces mindless positive thinking. And though we have two booming "happiness industries"—religion, with its promise of salvation, and psychopharmacology, with its promise of better living through chemistry—each comes with its own problems and complications. In Seven Pleasures, Willard Spiegelman takes a look at the possibilities for achieving ordinary secular happiness without recourse to either religion or drugs. In this erudite and frequently hilarious book of essays, he discusses seven activities that lead naturally and easily to a sense of well-being. One of these—dancing—requires a partner, and therefore provides a lesson in civility, or good citizenship, as one of its benefits. The other six—reading, walking, looking, listening, swimming, and writing—are things one performs alone. Seven Pleasures is a marvelously engaging guide to the pursuit of happiness, and all its accompanying delights.
The Librarian S Guide To Homelessness
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Author : Ryan Dowd
language : en
Publisher: ALA Editions
Release Date : 2018
The Librarian S Guide To Homelessness written by Ryan Dowd and has been published by ALA Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
"Homelessness is a perennial topic of concern at libraries. In fact, staff at public libraries interact with almost as many homeless individuals as staff at shelters do. In this book Dowd, executive director of a homeless shelter, spotlights best practices drawn from his own shelter's policies and training materials" --
Community Information Services
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Author : Allan Bunch
language : en
Publisher: London : Bingley
Release Date : 1982
Community Information Services written by Allan Bunch and has been published by London : Bingley this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Annual Report Dallas Public Library System
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Author : Dallas Public Library
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1908
Annual Report Dallas Public Library System written by Dallas Public Library and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1908 with Public libraries categories.
The Friends Of The Dallas Public Library Present Words That Changed The World
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Author : Erik Jonsson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1963
The Friends Of The Dallas Public Library Present Words That Changed The World written by Erik Jonsson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with Bibliographical exhibitions categories.