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Strength and Fragility of Reading
In the last months of 2021, the positive sales results for the book publishing industry were accompanied by a growing polarization of certain social dynamics linked to reading: the distribution of libraries, schools, and bookstores and the variety of cultural offerings are more fragile in the South than in the North. It is increasingly necessary to reflect on the ways of stimulating reading, starting ...
The Proximity of Libraries
Sommario Chiara Faggiolani is an Associate Professor of Librarianship at the Sapienza University of Rome, where she directs the Laboratory on Social Librarianship and Research Applied to Libraries (BIBLAB). Exploring the theme of reading through the behavior of library users is essential to measure the value of libraries, the opportunities they provide in local areas, and the ...