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Public Libraries in Quebec: The Evolving Story
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Public Libraries in Quebec: The Evolving Story
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The author points out that the first "public" libraries in Quebec were actually private libraries. As examples, she notes the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec Library, founded in 1824; Montreal's Atwater Library, founded as Mechanics' Institute in 1840; the Fraser- Hickson Institute, founded in Montreal in 1885; the Pettes Memorial Library of Knowlton, founded in 1894; and the Haskell Free Library, Inc., of Rock Island founded in 1901. All these libraries were set up in areas where English was the predominant language. The first municipally operated library in the province was the Westmount Public Library, which opened in 1899.
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Ex Libris News
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Vol. 18
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7-8
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Autumn 1995
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en
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Lydon, Rosemary. “Public Libraries in Quebec: The Evolving Story.” Ex Libris News Vol. 18 (Autumn 1995): 7–8. http://exlibris.pbworks.com/f/elan_Issue_18_fall_1995.pdf.
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