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Library History Today is a blog about the history of Canadian libraries and librarians and for methodologies in library history

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Sunday, April 06, 2025

From Library Work to Library Science: Canadian Librarianship, 1920–1960

Canadian librarianship was formed incrementally and was loosely structured in the first half of the twentieth century when it emerged as a m...

Tuesday, April 01, 2025

Professionalization and Librarianship in Ontario, 1920–1975

There is general agreement that librarianship is a profession (or semi-profession), distinct from an occupation. Over time, it has construct...

Friday, March 21, 2025

Special Libraries Organize in Montreal and Toronto, 1930–1945

Bank of Canada Library, Research Dept., Ottawa, c.1944 Special Libraries in Canada The special library was amongst the first libraries to a...

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Pre-Confederation Public Libraries in Canada West/Ontario, 1841–1867

In 2007, I made a presentation at the Canadian Library Association in St. John’s on the development of public libraries in Canada before 186...

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