The Best Gift: A Record of the Carnegie Libraries in Ontario

by Margaret Beckman, Stephen Langmead, John Black

Book Overview

This book is a vivid reminder of the early days of library development in Ontario. The beautiful buildings which still grace Ontario towns and villages, as illustrated, are a part of our provincial heritage.

By the turn of the century, a public library was perceived as an important element in the civic fabric of almost every Ontario community. However, the introduction of the Carnegie grants for library buildings gave impetus to the Ontario...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0919670822
• ISBN13: 9780919670822
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Dundurn Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.8" x 11.3"