# Part of Our Lives: A People's History of the American Public Library

The public library is a "part of our lives," argues a new book on the history of American libraries as told through the testimonies of those who use them. Library historian Wayne A. Wiegand makes the case for why the library has survived and flourished in the 21st century, "despite dire predictions in the late 20th century that public libraries would not survive the turn of the millennium."

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2015
- By: Library Of Congress. Center For The Book
- Genres: History
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2021689878/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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