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Biblioteki Galicji Zachodniej w służbie oświaty w dobie autonomii galicyjskiej
Libraries of West Galicia in the service of education during the Galician autonomy

Author(s): Joanna Kasprzyk-Machata
Subject(s): Cultural history, Museology & Heritage Studies, Library operations and management, Social history, History of Education, Sociology of Education
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: libraries; history; Poland; 19th-20th century;

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the activity of school and public libraries functioning in West Galicia between 1867 and 1918 and their influence on the society. It presents the activity and book collections of school libraries (both in community and high schools) as well as first pedagogical libraries that supported the development of teachers. It characterizes public libraries and the influence of their functioning on educational associations such as Krakowskie Towarzystwo Oświaty Ludowej (Krakow Folk Education Society), Towarzystwo Szkoły Ludowej (Association for Public Schools) and Towarzystwo Uniwersytetu Ludowego (Society of People’s University). The article describes the influence of Biblioteka Publiczna Towarzystwa Oświaty Ludowej (Public Library of the Folk Education Society) on the development of the Polish public librarianship.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 9
  • Page Range: 22-39
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish
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