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After 1980 library mechanization in Ontario's public libraries gave way to more rapid changes in terms of automation, i.e., the systemat...

French language display in Algonquin region, 1969 The new 1966 Public Libraries Act formed the structure for rapid, and conflicting, deve...

The idea of the modern public library as an energetic influence promoting its services to the entire community arrived in Ontario after mos...

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...