Continuity and Innovation in the Public Library: The Development of a Social Institution

by Margaret Kinnell (Editor), Paul Sturges (Editor), R. P. Sturges (Editor)

The UK government review of public library services has focused attention on the place of public library services in the next century. Understanding the historical perspective of the public libraries' contribution to the life of the nation should be one aspect of the debate, providing the necessary context for identifying a vision for the future.

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996