Remote Access
Small Public Libraries in Arkansas
Today my copy of Remote Access: Small Public Libraries in Arkansas arrived.
I can’t do better than to quote from the book’s page at the University of Arkansas press.
Libraries serving Arkansas’s smallest communities.
Remote Access is the culmination of a three-year effort, which took the Sabine Schmidt and Don House, Photographers and Writers1 to every region of their home state.
Schmidt’s carefully constructed color images of libraries and the communities they serve and House’s rich black-and-white portraits of library patrons and staff shine alongside the authors’ personal essays about their experiences. The pages here come alive with a deep connection to Arkansas’s history and culture.
Trail of Tears near Parkin
site of the tragic 1959 fire at the Arkansas Negro Boys Industrial School in Wrightsville
Maya Angelou’s childhood home in Stamps
essential role of libraries in the twenty-first century
Through this testament to the essential role of libraries in the twenty-first century, Schmidt and House have created a clear-eyed portrait of contemporary rural life, delving into issues of race, politics, gender, and isolation as they document the remarkable hard work and generosity put forth in community efforts to sustain local libraries.
Remote Access
Small Public Libraries in Arkansas
Sabine Schmidt and Don House
352 pages, 10 × 10, 400+ images
November 2021
978-1-68226-172-9 (cloth) REMOTE ACCESS: SMALL PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN ARKANSAS.