Main entry:

Black, Alistair.

Title & Author:

Books, buildings and social engineering : early public libraries in Britain from past to present / Alistair Black, Simon Pepper and Kaye Bagshaw.

Publication:

Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., ©2009.

Description:

xix, 465 pages : illustrations, plans ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-453) and index.
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.

Summary:

British public libraries began to be supported by local taxation in 1850 but their buildings now represent a difficult architectural problem for many communities. This book offers a comprehensive socio-archictectural history of public library buildings from 1850 to 1939 as well as a key to understanding how best to handle their future.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

9780754672074 (alk. paper)
0754672077 (alk. paper)
9780754690917 (ebook)
0754690911 (ebook)

Subject:

Library buildings Great Britain History 19th century.
Library buildings Great Britain History 20th century.
Library architecture Great Britain History 19th century.
Library architecture Great Britain History 20th century.
Public libraries Social aspects Great Britain History 19th century.
Public libraries Social aspects Great Britain History 20th century.
Bibliothèques (Édifices) Grande-Bretagne Histoire 19e siècle.
Bibliothèques (Édifices) Grande-Bretagne Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture des bibliothèques Grande-Bretagne Histoire 19e siècle.
Architecture des bibliothèques Grande-Bretagne Histoire 20e siècle.
Bibliothèques publiques Aspect social Grande-Bretagne Histoire 19e siècle.
Bibliothèques publiques Aspect social Grande-Bretagne Histoire 20e siècle.
Library architecture.
Library buildings.
Public libraries Social aspects.
Bibliotheksbau
Öffentliche Bibliothek
Bibliotheekgebouwen.
Openbare bibliotheken.
Biblioteksbyggnader historia Storbritannien 1800-talet.
Biblioteksbyggnader historia Storbritannien 1900-talet.
Great Britain.
Großbritannien
Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland.
Library Building Construction Architecture Leeds

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Pepper, Simon.
Bagshaw, Kaye.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 272652
Call No.: BIB 206013
Status: Available