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6:00 pm

Past, Present & Future of Libraries: Conversation w/ Author MATTHEW BATTLES

April 9, 2018 | 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
La Fábrica 450 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139, La Fábrica 450 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge
Cambridge Massachusetts, MA 01239 United States
Free

Libraries Without Borders invites you to join us for an intimate discussion with author MATTHEW BATTLES about his book Library: An Unquiet History. Battles will share insights about his research into how libraries have “not only accumulated and preserved, but also controlled, inspired, shaped, hidden, and obliterated knowledge.” We will then have an open exchange of ideas […]

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