The Public Library and Other Stories

Ali Smith presents the author in this edition a collection of short stories characterized by boundless imagination, astonishing about public libraries. Smith confirms that while editing the book, she asked some of her friends what the public library means to them, and she adds that within a short period, twenty-three libraries were closed. The stories reveal the passionate advocacy that Smith and her friends have for libraries. For libraries "have always been an integral part of any civilization," and they are "the only place one can turn to." The public library and other stories - Ali Smith