“One function of the librarian, as he saw it, was to blunt the edge of these differences and to provide a means whereby the rich and poor could live happily side by side. The public library was a great leveler, supplying a literature by which the ordinary man could experience some of the pleasures of the rich, and providing a common ground where employer and employee could meet on equal terms.” MenMeanLiteratureSidesTermDifferencesPleasurePoorCommonDemocracyRichSawsEqualOrdinaryFunctionLibraryEdgesEmployeeProvidingEmployersLibrarianRich And PoorBluntCommon GroundOrdinary ManPublic Library Author:Lewis Henry Steiner