{"product_id":"9781641609210","title":"Overdue","description":"Author: Amanda Oliver\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781641609210\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Chicago Review Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 10 Oct 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho are libraries for, how have they evolved, and why do they fill so many roles in our society today?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on firsthand experiences from six years of professional work as a librarian in high-poverty neighborhoods of Washington, DC, as well as interviews and research,\u003ci\u003eOverdue\u003c\/i\u003ebegins with Oliver\u0026amp;#x27;s first day at an \u0026amp;#x27;unusual\u0026amp;#x27; branch: Northwest One.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing her experience at this branch allows Oliver to highlight the national problems that have existed in libraries since they were founded: racism, segregation, and class inequalities. These age-old problems have evolved into police violence, the opioid epidemic, rampant houselessness, and lack of mental health care nationwide  all of whichcome to a head inpublic library spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan public librarians continue to play the many roles they are tasked with? Can American society sustain one of its most noble institutions? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePushing against hundreds of years of stereotypes, romanticisation, and discomfort with a call to reckoning,\u003ci\u003eOverdue\u003c\/i\u003ewill change the way you think about libraries forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;One part love letter, one part eulogy, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOverdue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e tells the story of America's public library system...Amanda Oliver proves herself a vibrant new literary voice...This is a book for all book lovers.\u0026amp;#x27;\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eReza Aslan, author of\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46680748163230,"sku":"ADS-9781641609210","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781641609210.jpg?v=1775545068","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781641609210","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}