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" The Best Gift : "
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BL
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970449
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b724819
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| Main Entry
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Beckman, Margaret.
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The Best Gift : : a Record of the Carnegie Libraries in Ontario.
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| Publication Statement
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Toronto :: Dundurn,, 1984.
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1 online resource (232 pages)
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1554883113
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: 9781554883110
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| Contents
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Title -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- List of Carnegie libraries of Ontario -- Preface -- Introduction: Andrew Carnegie and his library philanthropy -- Chapter One: Ontario Libraries before 1900 -- Chapter Two: â#x80;#x9C;Letter of promiseâ#x80;#x9D; -- The building grants programme -- 1901: the first Ontario grants -- Procedures, problems and opposition -- Grants and pledges -- Carnegie, Bertram and the Inspectors of Public Libraries -- Toronto and its Branches -- Chapter Three: â#x80;#x9C;Effective Accommodationâ#x80;#x9D; -- Plans and sites -- Design -- Architects
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Construction and costsChapter Four: Ontario Carnegie libraries -- Where they areâ#x80;#x94;and were -- Services -- Renovations -- Influence -- Appendices -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Photography Index and Credits
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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.
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027.4713
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Z735.O6B4 1984
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Black, John.
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Langmead, Stephen.
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