Library History Today Blog

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

Monday, May 27, 2024

Lapsed Canadian Carnegie Library Grants, 1901–1922

Canadian Carnegie Grants for Public Libraries At the turn of the 20th century, the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie rapidly became an internat...

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Pre-Confederation Public Libraries in Canada West/Ontario, 1841–1867

In 2007, I made a presentation at the Canadian Library Association in St. John’s on the development of public libraries in Canada before 186...

Monday, April 29, 2024

Egerton Ryerson’s Public School Libraries, 1850—1876

Egerton Ryerson, n.d. In February 2007, I made a presentation on the common school library system that Egerton Ryerson established for Canad...

Friday, April 19, 2024

Citizen Participation in Library Decision-Making: The Toronto Experience by John Marshall (1984)

Citizen Participation in Library Decision-Making: The Toronto Experience edited by John Marshall. Metuchen, New Jersey: School of Library ...

Saturday, April 13, 2024

One Place to Look; The Ontario Public Library Strategic Plan (1990)

One Place to Look; The Ontario Public Library Strategic Plan . Prepared by the Ontario Public Library Strategic Planning Group. Toronto: Ont...

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