D'obscurantisme et de lumières. La bibliothèque publique au Québec des origines au 21e siècle

The first public library in Quebec was established in 1779 by Governor Sir Frederick Haldimand who founded the Bibliothèque de Québec/Quebec Library. The author argues that it was created for political purposes, to acquire and disseminate works promoting the British Crown. The author implies that other early Quebec public libraries founded by Anglophones, some of which were officially bilingual, were poorly supplied with French books. The author discusses the founding of such public libraries as the Bibliothèque de Montréal/Montreal Library, the Craig Library, the Eclectic Library, the Mechanics Institute Library, the Fraser Institute Library, the Haskell Library, and Westmount Library. The author maintains that it was not until the last quarter of the twentieth century, thanks to the establishment of municipal libraries throughout Quebec, that Francophones were able to take full advantage of library services in their own language.

Montréal

Hurtubise HMH

2016

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