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Short Paragraph on My Reading Room Answer: I do not have separate room for reading. My bedroom is my reading room too. My reading room is small but well ventilated. My reading room has two doors and two windows. One is on the north and the other is on the west. So, light and air can get easily into it. There are two chairs, a desk and an alna in my reading room. The alna stands on the left side at my desk. My books and useful things are neatly arranged into the desk. There is a beautiful…

Chicago begins its history with public libraries after the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. Encouraged by the Britain Parliament, people of Chicago earned the right for free public libraries and the establishment of the Chicago Public Library in 1872. Now, the Chicago Public Library (CPL) has 80 branches around the city, and the newest one is the Chinatown Branch Library, opened in 2015 and designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in collaboration with Wight & Company and the Public Building Commission…

The best place in the best place at LSCO is the Ron E. Lewis library. It is my quiet place in the school you can get a peace of mind there .The faint scent of the air first thing a person smells a comfortable mixture of computer and paper printing. The study room in located on the 2nd floor of the library .Where all the study space you would need are available. The purpose of a study room is to enrich and support academics by providing space for self-directed studies. Study area where you can…

Here is a situation at Fawville Public Library where the staff has gone through two types of directors, which they defined one as an autocrat and the other as an abdicator. The first former director ruled with absolute authority for sixteen years, a substantially long enough period to make a mark. The next and most recent director, who only stayed for six months as part of the probationary period, proved to be a complete opposite and a total shut-in. He was far too timid for a man of his…

font is appropriate and the organization's name and logo are positioned in the bottom right corner of the advertisement. As we consider this visual’s use of logos we must address how it is constructed. The setting of this advertisement is a school library. This is made apparent by the shelves that are stocked with books, and text that is written at the bottom which confirms the…

Washburn National Honor Society Chapter: Statement of Purpose Regarding the Washburn Memorial Library Today, February 12, I am here to address you about the Washburn Memorial Library: I, Julia Dahlgren, Vice President and representative of the Washburn National Honor Society, am here this evening to discuss the issue of closing the Washburn town library. Our community rests upon the fragile structures of historical monuments and the atmosphere that we, as Washburn residents, have provided to our…

Essay #2 Censorship and Banned Books A person that challenges a book so it will get banned is foolish, ignorant ,and absurd. The American Library Association defines a Challenge to literature as an attempt by a person or a group of people to have literature restricted or removed from a public library or a school curriculum . Challenging a book is making a book more famous, because people now become curious and wonder why it's being challenged. People that want a book banned and decide to…

misery from the eyes of a child. Due to many children demonstrating how easily they can be persuaded, as shown in the novels 1984 and Fahrenheit 451, both parental figures and public school systems fought for certaining books to be banned from their libraries. Within 1984, the reader gains the understanding that children are able to follow the laws of the government, all thinking and acting the same way as if they were robots under control of the higher power. Not one can live free-spiritedly,…

literacy course offering that I taught the first semester in the library. The following information provided below are details recorded to help facilitate the creation of the course. Students are not required to take an Information literacy course when they enroll as freshmen at this institution. With enrollment under 5,000, it made sense to step into a new realm and create an engaging collaborative environment for learning in the library. Quantitative: HBCU University Logistics  Public…

A library that creates programs specially designed for autistic children and who openly show understanding and patients towards the behaviour of people with autism will however, help families to feel welcomed and support by their community and will encourage them to visit the library and make use of its various resources more often. Libraries who work to meet the needs of autistic children in the community will also be benefiting its own staff. In the beginning creating and carrying out…