A Book for All Readers

Name: A Book for All Readers
Author: Ainsworth Rand Spofford

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A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries

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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by Michael Ciesielski and the booksmiths at http://www.eBookForge.net

Release date

2007-09-15

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Public domain in the USA.

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Books Library science

About the author

Ainsworth Rand Spofford

1825–1908

Best known as the Librarian of Congress who helped turn a small congressional collection into a true national library, he was also a writer, editor, and fierce believer in broad access to books. His long career helped shape the Library of Congress at a moment when the United States was rapidly growing.

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