The Efficient, Inventive (Often Annoying) Melvil Dewey by Alexis O'Niell Minn of the Mississippi perfect for kids and first-timers

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The Efficient, Inventive (Often Annoying) Melvil Dewey by Alexis O'Niell Minn of the Mississippi perfect for kids and first-timersWho was Melvil Dewey? Learn how Dewey's love of organization and words drove him to develop and implement his Dewey Decimal system, leaving a significant and lasting impact in libraries across the country. When Melvil Dewey realized every library organized their books differently, he wondered if he could invent a system all libraries could use to organize them efficiently. A rat a tat speaker, Melvil was a persistent (and noisy) advocate for free