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Gratia Countryman: Her Life, Her Loves and Her Library
Octavo, PP.341
341 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1995
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July 31, 2014
Local history + history of my library system + queers + terrible snake handlers + love triangles ===> Christina is SO INTO IT. It's a work of nonfiction, though I might create a fictional spin-off for NaNoWriMo this fall.
Gratia Countryman was the 3rd director of the Minneapolis Public Library, from 1904 to 1936 (right after James Hosmer!). Since she'd been with the library since MPL's opening in 1889, I got a lot of juicy facts about the early days in this biography. Recommended mostly for my coworkers, or those with a particular interest in Minneapolis/women's/library history.
Gratia Countryman was the 3rd director of the Minneapolis Public Library, from 1904 to 1936 (right after James Hosmer!). Since she'd been with the library since MPL's opening in 1889, I got a lot of juicy facts about the early days in this biography. Recommended mostly for my coworkers, or those with a particular interest in Minneapolis/women's/library history.
February 10, 2012
As a bibliophile Minneapolitan, what a great read!
May 18, 2012
interesting book about early Minneapolis and the early library system. good bit of minnesota history.
July 13, 2013
Biography of a bad ass librarian. Damn, Gratia. Why are you so awesome?
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