Library History Today Blog

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

Friday, December 22, 2017

THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FREE LIBRARIES ACT, 1891

British Columbia became the second province to pass an act allowing local governments to establish free libraries in 1891. Generally, munici...

Monday, December 04, 2017

THE CITY OF SAINT JOHN FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY ACT, 1883

The 1880s were a critical turning point for free library legislation in Canada. Ontario was not alone in enacting legislation for free publi...

Thursday, November 30, 2017

The Ontario Free Libraries Act, 1882

The first province-wide legislation to establish free public libraries in Canadian cities, towns, and villages was enacted in Ontario in 18...

Friday, November 03, 2017

Canadian Act for Library Associations and Mechanics' Institutes, 1851

By the middle of the 19th century in the Province of Canada (present day Ontario and Quebec) many local groups had formed library associatio...

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...

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