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Direct linkHorning, Alice – Community Literacy Journal, 2010
Illiteracy is a huge problem, socially, economically and educationally. This study of the history and current practices of American public libraries examines their role in supporting the development of human literate abilities and in helping all Americans to be critically literate in order to participate fully and successfully in our society. This…
Descriptors: Illiteracy, Library Role, Public Libraries, Adult Literacy
