But they offer something for everyone, regardless of whether they’re a citizen, a permanent resident, or even a convicted felon – and all of it for free.Īmerica’s Social Infrastructure is Falling Apart, and It’s Hurting Democracyįor decades, we’ve neglected the shared spaces that shape our interactions. Libraries are not the kinds of institutions that most social scientists, policymakers, and community leaders usually bring up when they discuss social capital and how to build it. Palaces for the People: Why Libraries Are More Than Just Books It is also a case study in the constraints of a purely narrative approach to the problems of inequality and social suffering. *An American Summer* is a powerful indictment of a city and a nation that have failed to protect their most vulnerable residents, or to register the depth of their pain.
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