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Declan Kiberd on libraries

Declan Kiberd on libraries

Update: 2020-06-03
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Declan Kiberd on how writers Catherine Cookson, Thomas McCarthy and Frank O'Connor began their love of books in their local libraries and the once stultifying moral censorship of the Irish library system - from 'The University of the People' 2002 series marking the 100th anniversary of Carnegie Libraries in Ireland.
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