Abstract
A 1200-word illustrated article, with accompanying cover image, for The Ephemerist, the journal of The Ephemera Society, UK.
The article focuses on a campaign poster produced in Worthing, West Sussex, UK, as part of the Public Library Movement of the late 19th century. The piece argues that the 1892 poster - which outlines twenty-one reasons why public libraries are culturally valuable - can not only tell us about the historic hopes and fears attached to reading but can also function as a campaigning tool to support efforts to keep public libraries open in our own times.
The article focuses on a campaign poster produced in Worthing, West Sussex, UK, as part of the Public Library Movement of the late 19th century. The piece argues that the 1892 poster - which outlines twenty-one reasons why public libraries are culturally valuable - can not only tell us about the historic hopes and fears attached to reading but can also function as a campaigning tool to support efforts to keep public libraries open in our own times.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 3-5 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | The Ephemerist |
| Issue number | 182 |
| Publication status | Published - 3 Aug 2018 |
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Annebella Pollen
- School of Humanities and Social Science - Prof in Visual and Material Culture
- Understanding childhood and adolescence Research Excellence Group
- Photography Research Excellence Group
- Centre for Design History
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