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The public library

by Ernest A. (Ernest Albert) Baker

EN·~6 hours·13 chapters

Chapters

13 total

THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

1:05

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

0:40

PREFACE.

1:58

I. HISTORICAL SKETCH.

45:10

II WHAT IS A LIBRARY SERVICE?

1:31:02

III LIBRARY EXTENSION.

55:24

IV RURAL LIBRARIES.

47:17

V A NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE.

57:51

VI TRAINING IN LIBRARIANSHIP

37:55

INDEX

18:39

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Duration

~6 hours (349K characters)

Release date

2025-07-28

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76583

Subjects

Public libraries -- Great Britain Library extension -- Great Britain Z

About the author

Ernest A. (Ernest Albert) Baker

1869–1941

Best known for his sweeping history of the English novel, this scholar and librarian wrote with the patience of a researcher and the curiosity of a lifelong reader. His work helped map the development of fiction across centuries for generations of students and book lovers.

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