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August Research
1. A great article by 2 attornies, Scott Uhler and Phiippe Weiss entitled “Behave Yourself — this is a Library” it is part of the IPO, Illiniois Periodicals Online (IPO) Written from the viewpoint of attornies with a very neutral point of view.
2. “The Shelter of the Library”, Michael McGorty’s great blog Library Dust11.29.04, Great essay and comments.
3. Article from the Salt Lake City newspaper “Library Attracting the Homeless” An ALA Roundtable article cites this. The whole article and ALA findings are definitely worth a look!
4. From Media Matters, an enounter with Bill O’Reilly and a homeless advocate on Fox News. The responses to this, entitled, O’Reilly: Homeless heat wave victims could have found some place to cool off but were mentally incapable of taking care of themselves is good and once again, comments are almost as interesting as is the echange.
5. From the Anarchist Librarians blog, an article Big Warm Libraries –NOT FOR THE HOMELESS! Once again, the comments are as good as the ariticle, which is by an anonymous (presumably homeless) person.
6. A good article from the Woodstock Independent of Woodstock, IL. The title of the aritcle, Officially and unofficially, the library fills many roles is a good recent article of a proactive library.
7. An article from 2004 from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, it includes an interview with a city councilman who was then advocating for the homeless and the development of a daycare center for laundry/washroom/lounge.
8. Another article about the new library in Seattle, also from the P.I. in 2004. Great ancedotes and the caring nature of the librarians.
9. The Quakers in London have a book mobile for the homeless where they allow circulation and say they have no real problem with books not being returned! It is the Quaker Homeless Action and has contact info by email!
10. From the National Homeless Coalition, a pdf of facts and stats on the problem of homelessness.
11. A monograph I need to get, Don Mitchell, The Right to the City: Social Justice and the Fight for Public Space (New York: Guilford, 2003).
12. Well Cleansed of Beggars comes from John Howes volume Famylar and Frendly Discourse, Dialogue Wyse(Howes: London, 1587) as cited by Steve Hindle in “Dependency, Shame and Belonging: Badging the Deserving Poor, c.1550-1750,” (Cultural and Social History, 2004; 1:6-35), Hindle, 7.
