The Mercantile Library
Specialty Libraries. Public libraries have been presented as places that provide a wide range of community, entrepreneurial and economic development […]
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The Public Library: The City’s Economic Incubator.
HISTORICAL ROLE OF LIBRARIES. Libraries have always served as repositories for a wide range of knowledge. From the Greeks of
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Specialty Museums and Libraries.
EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL DESTINATIONS. Libraries and museums, and co-located libraries and museums are great economic development assets. They celebrate what
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Boston Public Library Considers Adding Apartments to Four Library Branches
The Boston Public Library is considering adding apartments to share space with four neighborhood branches slated for renovation, a rare
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FROM THE BOSTON GLOBE: Prom dresses, cake pans, and power tools: Welcome to the new public library
Public libraries have evolved to meet the needs of their communities, with some even building housing. As needs continue to
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The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism by Max Weber
A WORD FOR SOCIOLOGY. CharacterTowns.org is a big fan of sociology and sociologists. City planning cannot do justice to its
Robert K. Merton and the Social Sphere of Sustainability.
Robert K. Merton is a social scientist in the tradition of the founders of sociology contributing to an understanding of
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Sustainable Urbanism…Sociology and the Social Sphere of Sustainability.
CharacterTowns.org is devoted to the ideas and ideals of sustainable urbanism and especially the social sphere of the sustainability system.
BOOKS
Teach Yourself Sociology by Stephen Moore with Stephen P. Sinclair
Sociology is an incredibly important discipline in and of itself, but it is an especially important allied profession for the
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PEARL/BROADWAY CULTURAL CORRIDOR
GOOD TIMES ARE ALWAYS BREWING Head to the river. The northern reach, that is. Leisurely stroll down the River Walk’s