Biblio files : a history of the Regina Public Library / edited by Susan Birley, Anne Campbell and Jeannie Mah.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Campbell, Anne, 1938- editor.

Birley, Susan, 1955- editor.

Mah, Jeannie, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Regina Public Library.

Regina Public Library--History.

Public libraries--Saskatchewan--Regina.

Public libraries.

Librarians--Saskatchewan--Regina--History.

Librarians.

Public libraries--Saskatchewan--Regina--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada : University of Regina Press, [2017]

Summary:

From the efforts of its first librarian who ensured immigrants could access books in their own languages, to the present day as an active community hub, the library has been responsible for many groundbreaking Canadian firsts. The Regina Public Library implemented the country's first fully automated library system, established the first writer-in-residence program, pioneered English as a Second Language classes, hosted Indigenous storytelling circles, and was instrumental in developing a single, one-card system for all of Saskatchewan. With contributions from community members, Biblio Files covers the library's entire history and demonstrates why it is such a beloved and necessary institution.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Foreword: Public Libraries: A Very Short Personal History

Foreword: Public Library Beginnings in Saskatchewan

Acknowledgements

From the Editors

PART I BEGINNINGS, THE CHIEF LIBRARIANS AND THEIR TERMS

CHAPTER 1 REGINA CITIZENS PETITION FOR A FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY

CHAPTER 2 J. R. C. HONEYMAN (19081936) AND THE NEW LIBRARY IN ACTION

CHAPTER 3 THREE LIBRARIANS (193747) AND WORLD WAR II

CHAPTER 4 MARJORIE DUNLOP (194872), THE POSTWAR ERA, AND MOVING INTO THE FUTURE

CHAPTER 5 RON YEO (197288): A BOOKSELLER BECOMES CHIEF LIBRARIAN

CHAPTER 6 KEN JENSEN (198898): FINANCIAL RESTRAINT AND INCREASED SCRUTINY

CHAPTER 7 SANDY CAMERON (19992005): CUTBACKS AND CLOSURES

CHAPTER 8 JEFF BARBER (2005PRESENT): A NEW DIRECTION

PART II THE LIBRARY AND HOW IT WORKS

CHAPTER 9 BEHIND THE SCENES

Chapter 10: Central Public Services, Part 1: Circulation, Information Services, Interlibrary Loan, Film and Audio Visual Services, and the RPL Film Theatre

Chapter 11: Central Public Services, Part 2: The History of RPLs Childrens Services According to Dewey Decimal

Chapter 12: Central Public Services, Part 3: The Prairie History Room

CHAPTER 14 THE CENTRAL LIBRARY BUILDING

CHAPTER 15 SERVING NEIGHBOURHOODS: BRANCH LIBRARIES AND BOOKTRAILERS

CHAPTER 16 THE DUNLOP ART GALLERY

PART III TODAY, TOMORROW, AND THE FUTURE

CONCLUSION THE REGINA PUBLIC LIBRARY IN THE WORLD OF TOMORROW

AFTERWORD THE FUTURE OF THE REGINA PUBLIC LIBRARY

APPENDIX A BOARD MEMBERS: 1908 TO 2014

APPENDIX C A BRIEF HISTORY OF LIBRARIES FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE RPL

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

CONTRIBUTORS

EDITORS

PERMISSIONS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

INDEX

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [343]-372) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780889774841

0889774846

9780889774834

0889774838

OCLC:

982389644