Library History Today Blog

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

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

B. Mabel Dunham (1881–1957)

Along with Mary Black, Mabel Dunham, the chief librarian at Kitchener (previously Berlin) from 1908–44, is notable for assuming a leadershi...

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Mary J.L. Black (1879—1939)

Earlier this year I posted comments and excerpts from Mary Black’s presidential address at the Ontario Library Association in 1918. Mary Bla...

Monday, August 15, 2022

Ontario Public Libraries: The Provincial Role in a Triad of Responsibilities, 1982

Ontario Public Libraries: The Provincial Role in a Triad of Responsibilities. The Report of the Ontario Public Libraries Programme Review fo...

Sunday, August 07, 2022

Libraries of Metropolitan Toronto (1960) by Ralph Shaw

Libraries of Metropolitan Toronto: A Study of Library Service Prepared for the Library Trustees’ Council of Toronto and District . By Ralph ...

Monday, July 18, 2022

Ontario Centennial Libraries Program, 1966—1967

In 1961 the National Centennial Act established a federal Centennial Commission reporting to Parliament. This Commission intended to ce...

View web version

About Me

Lorne Bruce: Guelph, ON., Canada

View my complete profile

Powered by Blogger.