| The English Public Library 1945-85: Introductions to Heritage Assets Contributor(s): Harwood, Elain (Author) |
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ISBN: 184802455X ISBN-13: 9781848024557 Publisher: Historic England OUR PRICE: $46.52 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | History - Contemporary (1945 -) - Architecture | Buildings - Public, Commercial & Industrial - Architecture | Buildings - Landmarks & Monuments |
| Physical Information: 20 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This guide looks at the development of public libraries in England after the Second World War. It places their architecture - external and also internal - within a period of considerable political, social and economic change. Post-war aspirations set new challenges for the country's library services, which had already begun to expand considerably in the 1930s. Outwardly, new library buildings continued - financial constraints permitting - to reflect civic pride and aspirations, while inside new layouts, fixtures and fittings provided for an increasingly middle-class readership. Children's services were ever-more important, while larger libraries offered facilities such as local studies and record libraries, and later computers. |