num_pages: 252
description: The original 1969 edition of this text featured essays connecting reading, the library, and young people. This centennial edition reproduces the original, with added insights by Betty Carter, an annotated list of all the Alex award-winning and nominated books, and more.
language: English
title: The Fair Garden and the Swarm of Beasts: The Library and the Young Adult
titlecomplete: The Fair Garden and the Swarm of Beasts: The Library and the Young Adult
genres: Books About Books, Adult, Nonfiction, Librarianship
ratings_count: 96
publisher: ALA Editions