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13 septembre 2016
- doi: 10.4000/books.cidehus.285
- isbn: 9789727729494
- eisbn: 9782821869851
https://www.openedition.org/12554 , info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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Bob Usherwood, « Ignorance is not our heritage », Publicações do Cidehus, ID : 10.4000/books.cidehus.285
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The public library has to be much more than a simple retail service and it should provide books, services and materials that commercial organizations will not. Moreover, it should seek to counteract the ignorance and prejudice engendered by a society that cultivates celebrity, cash and trash. This means that the politicians and professionals responsible for the service need to move on from the position of addressing agendas that have been suggested by others, to one where they argue for what is necessary and valuable. Some current professional debates about literacy, commercialised culture and the need for excellence are reviewed and it is suggested that as we enter a more serious age there are signs that Richard Hoggart’s arguments for “critical literacy” might be heeded and that librarians might use them as a compass to guide them in their activities. In promoting reading, the public library should seek to provide for all those who want to combat ignorance and intolerance and quench their thirst for knowledge