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Ennotville library c.1910 (built 1856)  From 1775 to 1850, small membership subscription libraries acted as public libraries dispensing ed...

The general history of college and university library development in Canada has not been examined extensively. There are few studies that sy...

The common characteristics of free public libraries that were legislated in Ontario (1882), the City of Saint John (1883), and British Colum...

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

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