Library History Today Blog

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

Sunday, April 06, 2025

From Library Work to Library Science: Canadian Librarianship, 1920–1960

Canadian librarianship was formed incrementally and was loosely structured in the first half of the twentieth century when it emerged as a m...

Tuesday, April 01, 2025

Professionalization and Librarianship in Ontario, 1920–1975

There is general agreement that librarianship is a profession (or semi-profession), distinct from an occupation. Over time, it has construct...

Friday, March 21, 2025

Special Libraries Organize in Montreal and Toronto, 1930–1945

Bank of Canada Library, Research Dept., Ottawa, c.1944 Special Libraries in Canada The special library was amongst the first libraries to a...

Monday, March 03, 2025

Canadian Mid-century School Libraries and Modern Education, 1945—1950

School Libraries in Canada before 1945 Although Canadian school libraries exhibited signs of progress during the 1930s, this work came to a ...

Friday, February 14, 2025

Canadian School Libraries and Librarianship National Meeting in Edmonton, 1959

Proceedings of the Library Service in the Schools Workshop, University of Alberta, Edmonton, June 26–27, 1959 . Ottawa: Canadian Library Ass...

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