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Direct linkKranich, Nancy – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2010
Founded in the 1850s to promote an informed citizenry, public libraries advanced both adult learning and citizenship education in the first half of the 20th century, thus becoming cornerstones of democracy. But with a more recent decline in public engagement in libraries and beyond, librarians question whether democracy requires more than an…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Democracy, Citizenship Education, Adult Learning
