Live Music Archive
Librivox Free Audio
Metropolitan Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Internet Arcade
Console Living Room
Books to Borrow
Open Library
TV News
Understanding 9/11Free books for all : the public library movement in Ontario, 1850-1930
Bookreader Item Preview
1 online resource (xix, 347 pages) :
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
Includes bibliographical references and index
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
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
Print version record
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
Includes bibliographical references and index
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
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
Print version record
![[WorldCat (this item)]](/images/worldcat-small.png "[WorldCat (this item)]")
Reviews
There are no reviews yet. Be the first one to
write a review.
71 Previews
1 Favorite
Uploaded by ttscribe5.hongkong on
