| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 347 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits |
| Contents |
Preface; Introduction: A Dream for Ontario; Part One: Origins; Part Two: The Late Victorian Transition; Part Three: The Modern Public Library Emerges; Epilogue: Other Days; Appendix A: Tables; Appendix B: Graphs; Appendix C: Maps; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Free Books for All provides a detailed and reflective account of the people. groups, communities, and ideas that shaped library development in the decades between 1850 and 1930, from Egerton Ryerson to George Locke, from Mechanics Institutes to renovated Carnegie libraries. A chronological narrative, lively writings by the people involved, tables, maps, graphs, and period photographs combine to tell the stories of the librarians, trustees, educators, politicians, and library users who contributed to Ontario's early public library system. The book brings to life a fascinating period of library h |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Public libraries -- Ontario -- History -- 19th century
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Public libraries -- Ontario -- History -- 20th century
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Public libraries -- Ontario -- History
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Library & Information Science -- Archives & Special Libraries.
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Public libraries
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Ontario
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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e-books.
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History
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Livres numériques.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Ontario Heritage Foundation.
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Ontario. Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Recreation.
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| ISBN |
9781554881703 |
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1554881706 |
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