Abstract:The thesis
focuses on four main areas of interest. Through ethnographic description and
analysis, the research explored those elements of the public library which
account for its 'libraryness'; the inherent appeal of the service which makes
it an attractive and valued social space for those who frequent it. The second
area centres round the ways the library is organised and used, and the techniques
by which its success is judged. This enables an exploration of what counts as
library provision and the ways in which, as a public policy arena, the library
is made accountable and auditable. The third area is the library as a public
and community space; the ways a branch library is used for social interaction
and how these account, in part, for the library service's appeal as a space for
participation and engagement. Finally, the research reflects on contemporary
policy debates in the library service, specifically how the service uses and
promotes itself and its services, and the tensions between (and meanings of)
educational, recreational and cultural uses of the public library.
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