Public Library Essay

The options for community service are endless. After narrowing down my options, I applied to volunteer at the Crystal Lake Public Library this past summer. Having to go in for an interview was a new experience for me, considering how I have never applied for a job. I believe that the exposure to the interview process did two things for me: first, it put me out of my comfort zone, and second, it taught me invaluable lessons about applying for future jobs and programs. This is because I am the kind

them a feeling of empowerment. In "The Paterson Public Library." She talks about how "She was absorbed by fantasy that gave her a sense of inner freedom and power." (Cofer 73). While Malcolm X states in "Prison Studies" "I never had been so truly free in my life." (Malcolm X 84) Hinting at the fact of how it freed his mind. Both of them were alienated. In "Paterson Public Library", "she was afraid of being beaten up by a black girl and the library became her sanctuary." (Cofer73). While in "Prison

By the influence of my mother, I was introduced to an environment such as the public library, where all I was surrounded by were books. A part of the reason why my mother encouraged me so much to read is because her parents also pushed her to read too. She states, “My parents motivated me to learn how to read and write in English because

Benjamin Franklin settled in Philadelphia and saw that books were not readily accessible to the public. The printing business was stationary and unprofitable. There were a limited amount and exchange in books or any sort of print. Making books rare and an extravagance. Meaning, books were owned and borrowed from the wealthy. Franklin believed the "library afforded... the means of improvement by [the] constant study [to repair] the loss of the learned education... once intended.” (FRANKLIN Chapter

● Library support activities – The Friends of the Library (FOLL) and Library Foundation will have a dedicated space to be used as storage and workspace. With the increased storage, FOLL will have dedicated space to sort and store books donated for their annual sales. FOLL will be able to hold their book sales in the Library’s Program space or on the Green in front of the Library in nice weather instead of renting the Meeting House down the street for their sales. This will bring more community

books that deal with difficult topics. In 2015 there was 320 books banned in America. Some of them were the classics but, because of the topics that were in them, they got banned. One problem about Censorship is Censorship in schools, and libraries. Those are both public places and people should be allowed any book they want. There is no reason for Censorship because: Responsibility of the reader, Reading older context of books doesn’t make it wrong, and people’s personal freedom. If a child goes to

reaching their prospective audience due to censorship. Moreover, censorship is critically analyzing and restraining information from the public. Judy Blume discusses how many authors feel restricted because they worry their work will be outlawed. Thus, I believe that Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451 should not be banned because the removal from school libraries is a violation of the First Amendment and the novel exposes the

schools, or states responsibility to decide what is displayed for the public, no matter the audience. Although some reasons for banning books are understandable, a child should not be shielded from the reality of the world, because an adult does not like what it says. An example of this is “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Today, there are many requests for the removal of this book from schools and public libraries due to the “stereotypical depictions of African Americans and use of

hands. http://www.debate.org/opinions/should-certain-books-be-banned-from-libraries C: (make another point for the counterclaim in your own words) We can make our own decisions and opinions about a book. D: (refute point C with a quotation from a source/include the author’s name in parentheses after the quote*) The school board has made these decisions themselves (about banning books), because it is the schools library and should only have books that are approrpriate and have the proper material

internet and phone service. Furthermore, to promote opportunities for people to unplug, products such as clothing, phone cases, and bags have capabilities that limit communication. Public awareness of the need to unplug can be seen through challenges to unplug, detoxes, and interest in “device-free-zones.”