Free books for all : the public library movement in Ontario , 1850-1930 / Lorne Bruce.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bruce, Lorne, 1948- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public libraries--Ontario--History--19th century.

Public libraries.

Public libraries--Ontario--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (400 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto, [Ontario] ; Oxford, [England] : Dundurn Press, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Free Books for All provides a detailed and reflective account of the people. groups, communities, and ideas that shaped library development in the decades between 1850 and 1930, from Egerton Ryerson to George Locke, from Mechanics Institutes to renovated Carnegie libraries. A chronological narrative, lively writings by the people involved, tables, maps, graphs, and period photographs combine to tell the stories of the librarians, trustees, educators, politicians, and library users who contributed to Ontario's early public library system. The book brings to life a fascinating pe

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Introduction: A Dream for Ontario; Part One: Origins; 1 Common School and Mechanics' Institute Libraries; 2 British and American Influences; Part Two: The Late Victorian Transition; 3 The Caliban of the Nineteenth Century; 4 The Days of Advance; 5 From One Century to Another; Part Three: The Modern Public Library Emerges; 6 The Ontario Library Association; 7 Carnegie Philanthropy; 8 A Province to Be Served; Epilogue: Other Days; Appendix A: Tables; 1 Public Libraries in 1850 by County; 2 Books Sent Out from the Depository, 1853-75; 3 Public Libraries in Urban Centres, 1862

4 Public Libraries in Canada West, 18645 Library Volumes Held, Circulation, and Fiction, 1879-80; 6 Free Public Library Bylaws, 1883-95; 7 Grants for Mechanics' Institutes Libraries, 1882-96; 8 Comparative Statistics of Ontario Cities, 1901; 9 Public Library (Not Free) Revenue and Expenses, 1895-1910; 10 Provincial Expenditures for Libraries, 1902-14; 11 Libraries Represented at OLA and Library Institutes, 1907-14; 12 Public Library Service in Ontario, 1910/11; 13 Functional Space in Selected Ontario Libraries; 14 Interior Features of Carnegie Libraries

15 Libraries Organized by Patricia Spereman, 1908-1616 Ontario Public Library Growth under Inspector Carson, 1915-30; 17 Public Library Finances, 1920-40; Appendix B: Graphs; 1 Total Grants for Mechanics' Institutes Libraries, 1868 to 1880; 2 Total Books in Mechanics' Institutes Libraries, 1868 to 1880; 3 Library Circulation from Mechanics' Institutes, 1875-1880; 4 Free Library Boards in Ontario, 1882 to 1918; 5 Local Public Library Revenue, 1882-1914; 6 Free Library Volumes and Circulation, 1882-1918; Appendix C: Maps; 1 Free Libraries by County or Census District in 1901

2 Library Institute Districts in Ontario, 19133 Municipalities in Southern Ontario without Libraries in 1911/12; 4 Free and Association Public Libraries by County or Census District in 1931; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786611962296

9781281962294

1281962295

9781554881703

1554881706

OCLC:

278894652