Books, Buildings and Social Engineering: Early Public Libraries in Britain from Past to Present

Reference Type	Book
Year of Publication	2009
Author	Author: Alistair Black Author: Simon Pepper Author: Kaye Bagshaw
Language	English
Number of Pages	465 pp.
Publisher	Ashgate
City	Farnham, England
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Region	Europe
Library Type	Public Libraries
Demographics	Children
Chronological Period	1850-1899 1900-1949
ISBN	9780754672074
Annotation	Contents: Introduction The public library and society, 1850-1939: periodisation, social control, and social engineering Pioneer public library buildings, 1850-1883 Public library buildings in the age of serial philanthropy, 1883-1914 Modernism and public library buildings between the wars Readers help themselves: the open access revolution Children's libraries The library as "monument" and "machine" New for old? Conclusion Appendix: gazetteer of early public library buildings in Britain 1850-1940