Leggere di nascosto in età contemporanea. Un seminario costruito con fonti orali tra Public History e Library learning

Abstract

The aim of the paper is to present the workshop Libri clandestini. Letti di nascosto, censurati, proibiti. Un excursus storico realized in cooperation with the Lucca Civic Library. Realize through oral sources and interviews about reading memories, the project was an important moment of reflection on history of reading and a path to involve the public of non-specialists in the costruction of the historical narratives according to a Public History methods. In this context, libraries can play a key role to put in touch the scholars with the social memory, proving to be not only places to collect and store books but centers of experience and knowledge at the service of the public.

Key words: history of reading, public history, adult education, libraries, library learning