Temples of democracy : a history of public library development in Ontario, 1880-1920

The forty years from 1880 to 1920 were probably the most significant for public library development in Ontario, underscored by a marked deficiency of these institutions in the other Canadian provinces. This study explores the transition from a loose confederation of semi-independent mechanics"...

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Main Author: Wiseman, John A.
Published: Loughborough University 1989
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.352974