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Reading allowed : true stories and curious incidents from a provincial library / Chris Paling.

Nā: Momo rauemi: TextTextKaiwhakaputa:Leicester : Thorpe, Charnwood, 2017.Edition: Large print editionWhakaahuatanga: 329 pages (large print) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781444834673
  • 1444834673
Ngā marau: Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 027.4422
Summary: When novelist Chris Paling went for a job at his local library, he anticipated a quiet life - but soon discovered that the reality was somewhat different. He found that at times the library is an extension of A&E, while at other times it's a hostel for the homeless; a psychiatric ward; a crime scene; a study hall; a place of safety; a boxing ring; a confessional booth; a theatre space; a venue for knitting and book groups; and an information hub for people trying to find a long-lost relative or a job. From street sleepers like Brewer who use the 'fiction' stacks as their living room, to the lonely who drift in for their only conversation of the day, READING ALLOWED shows that libraries are full of stories - not all of them in books.
Ngā tūtohu mai i tēnei whare pukapuka: Kāore he tūtohu i tēnei whare pukapuka mō tēnei taitara. Takiuru ki te tāpiri tūtohu.
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When novelist Chris Paling went for a job at his local library, he anticipated a quiet life - but soon discovered that the reality was somewhat different. He found that at times the library is an extension of A&E, while at other times it's a hostel for the homeless; a psychiatric ward; a crime scene; a study hall; a place of safety; a boxing ring; a confessional booth; a theatre space; a venue for knitting and book groups; and an information hub for people trying to find a long-lost relative or a job. From street sleepers like Brewer who use the 'fiction' stacks as their living room, to the lonely who drift in for their only conversation of the day, READING ALLOWED shows that libraries are full of stories - not all of them in books.

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