The Public Library. Its Origins, Purpose, and Significance

Hardback. Ex-library with ex-library markings. Slight wear to D/J. Since this book was first published in 1955 there have been many devleopments in the public library field, including the Reports of the Roberts Committee and of the 1961 Working Parties, and the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964. In addition, a committee has recently been established to plan the organization of the proposed British Library. The main theme of the book, however, remains unchanged: if the Public Library is to have it fullest effect on the community its purpose must be clearly defined and its priorities determined. The author, who has had experience in both town and county libraries in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and England, surveys the history of public libraries, with emphasis on the development of stated objectives, in Britain and elsewhere, up to the present time; he also gives an exhaustive account of modern conditions and deals in depth with the current topics of payment to authors and the use of non-book materials by libraries. 244 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).…