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History
Why do we love our libraries?
29 August 2016 - 3:04pmIn Part of Our Lives : a people's history of the American public library author Wayne Wiegand traces the history of the public library
Stranger Than We Can Imagine!
23 December 2015 - 12:00pmThey thrust the boundaries of knowledge
6 July 2015 - 5:48pmIn the seventh century, as most of Europe continued its descent into intellectualy dormancy, the geniuses of Muslim society thrust the boundaries of knowledge and their innovations shaped civilizations to this day.
Taking Liberties: A History of Human Rights in Canada
20 March 2014 - 6:54pmSecurity! Security!
2 November 2012 - 1:40pm60 years ago in March, 1952, the Policy and Personnel Committee of the London Public Library Board made the following recommendation:
that commissionaries be appointed and installed at a desk in the main lobby [of the Central Library]:
a. to check all outgoing books, films, parcels, pictures. records, etc, to avoid losses and borrowing books without charging them [out]
b. to act as building directors
c. to check on undesirable transients in lobby and library divisions
d. to check bags, parcels, etc.
Research Request Form
London Room Local History and Genealogy Research Service
There is no charge for staff assistance for,
- factual information that can be answered in less than 5 minutes using a single source
- a maximum of 3 London city directory or telephone book answers per week
Information requests that involve a systematic investigation using our resources will have a charge levied. A charge will be incured whether or not an answer is found.