id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crl-15534 Rhodes, Kelly C. Libraries & Democracy: The Cornerstones of Liberty. Ed. Nancy Kranich. Chicago: ALA, 2001. 223p. $32 (ISBN 083890808X). LC 2001-22974. 2002-05-01 3 .pdf application/pdf 2588 180 47 Public libraries— with their mission to, in the words of con- tributor Kathleen de la Peña McCook, ”develop a climate of openness by defin- ing library policies to create an institution where all are welcome”—are uniquely positioned to counteract this. If we look at the institutions that embody and best symbolize our democratic ideals, libraries are at the fore- front, especially in their defense of free and open access to information for all people. cache/crl-15534.pdf txt/crl-15534.txt