Photographing the Quiet Majesty of America's Public Libraries

Over the past 18 years, in between other projects, San Francisco-based photographer Robert Dawson has captured nearly 700 public libraries across 48 states. Doing so drove home how essential libraries are, especially for lower-income visitors who can’t always otherwise access the educational tools—especially digital ones—that libraries provide. Dawson says he was also struck by the pride and value almost everyone he met seemed to place on their libraries, no matter where they were.
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