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Library History Today is a blog about the history and historiography of Canadian libraries and librarians

Thursday, October 26, 2017

ALEXANDER MORRIS' PUBLIC LIBRARY BILL FOR CANADA, 1866

My article on public library legislation that was not passed by legislators of the United Canadas in 1866. Originally published in Ex Libris...

Saturday, October 21, 2017

WILLIAM HENRY BOULTON’S 1852 PUBLIC LIBRARIES BILL: CANADIAN PRE-CONFEDERATION LIBRARY LEGISLATION

My article on proposed public library legislation for the Province of Canada (now Ontario and Quebec) in 1852. The bill was essentially iden...

Saturday, October 14, 2017

PHOTO ESSAY ON ONTARIO'S EDWARDIAN PUBLIC LIBRARIES (1989)

An illustrated address I originally gave at the Canadian Library Association library history interest group session at Edmonton in June 1...

Saturday, October 07, 2017

PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND THE INFORMATION AGE (1995)

[An edited version for the Internet of my speech given at Kitchener Public Library, Monday, Oct. 16, 1995] PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND THE IN...

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