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100 1  Oliver, Amanda|c(Librarian),|eauthor. 
245 10 Overdue :|breckoning with the public library /|cAmanda 
       Oliver. 
264  1 Chicago, Illinois :|bChicago Review Press Incorporated,
       |c[2022] 
264  4 |c©2022 
300    xiv, 210 pages ;|c24 cm. 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-201) and 
       index. 
520    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, Overdue begins 
       with Oliver's 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 which come to a head in public 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, romanticization, and 
       discomfort with a call to reckoning, Overdue will change 
       the way you think about libraries forever. 
650  0 Public libraries|zUnited States. 
650  0 Public libraries|xSocial aspects|zUnited States. 
650  0 Libraries and community|zUnited States. 
650  0 Libraries and society|zUnited States. 
830  0 Professional collection.