Reading allowed : true stories and curious incidents from a provincial library / Chris Paling.
Momo rauemi: TextKaiwhakaputa:Leicester : Thorpe, Charnwood, 2017.Edition: Large print editionWhakaahuatanga: 329 pages (large print) ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781444834673
- 1444834673
- 027.4422
Momo tuemi | Tauwāhi onāianei | Kohinga | Tau karanga | Tūnga | Rā oti | Waeherepae | Ngā puringa tuemi | |
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Large print | Stratford Large print | Large print | 828 PAL (Tirotirohia te whatanga(Opens below)) | Wātea | A00801687 |
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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