id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crl-15949 Pavelich, David Budd, John M. Self-Examination: The Present and Future of Librarianship. West-port, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited (Beta Phi Mu Monograph Series), 2008. 281p. alk. paper, $60 (ISBN 1591585910). LC 2007-19948. 2008-07-01 3 .pdf application/pdf 1886 72 45 Today, membership libraries continue outreach programs, such as the Charleston Library Society’s Junior Liter- ary Club, founded in 1990, and the Salem Athenæum’s monthly book group and film society, both formed in the 1990s. “[T]he tactic employed by public libraries of emulat- ing bookstores,” proclaims Budd, “is an abandonment of any contribution to a vibrant public sphere.” cache/crl-15949.pdf txt/crl-15949.txt