John Minto

A History of the Public Library Movement in Great Britain and Ireland

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Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1932, this book looks at the rise and progress of the public library as it stood at that time. This movement was characterized by the establishment of various educational agencies that are covered in this book, along with the introduction of the Public Libraries Act passed in 1850 and other legislation that followed.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 362
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm
• ISBN-13: 9781032898940
• ISBN-10: 1032898941
• Artikelnr.: 70974845

Autorenporträt

John Minto (1863-1935) was the eminent Librarian of the Signet Library in Edinburgh, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. 1. Introductory 2. The Spread of Education, and the Resulting
Demand for Reading Matter - The Circulation of Popular Literature -
Forerunners of the Public Library - Early Municipal Foundations, Parochial
Libraries, Itinerating Libraries, Subscription Libraries, Mechanics'
Institutes 3. The Need for Libraries Freely Open to the Public - The
Minutes of Evidence and Reports of the Select Committee on Public Libraries
4. The Reports of the Committee 5. The Public Libraries Act, 1850 6. Early
Adoptions of the Act 7. Subsequent Amending Legislation 8. Further Amending
and Consolidating Legislation 9. Removal of the Rate Limitation 10. Recent
Legislation 11. Public Library Progress and Policy 12. The Library
Association 13. Training for Librarianship 14. Branch and District
Associations and Sections 15. Other Library Association Activities 16.
County Libraries 17. Commercial and Technical Libraries 18. Libraries for
the Blind - Hospital Libraries - Children's Libraries - School Libraries
19. Prominent Workers and Benefactors. Appendixes. Index.