History of Libraries

History of LibrariesPeering into the past

Titanic

Prison

Military

School

African Colony

Colleges

Colleges

Libraries

Think…

How often have you used a library?

Where did they come from?

Why every town has one?

Stayed the same with books?

1700’s

1700’s (cont.)

The Library Company Founded by Benjamin Franklin History, geography, science, poetry Rich read Latin, books in English

“Libraries have made common tradesmen and farmers as intelligent as most Gentlemen from other countries.”-Benjamin Franklin

1700’s (cont.)

1700’s (cont.)

1800’s (cont.)

1900’s

1900’s (cont.)

1900’s (cont.)

1900’s (cont.)

1900’s (cont.)

“The library is the heart of the school.”-ALA published library guidelines

1900’s (cont.)

“People depend on libraries now more than ever.”-Susan Hildreth

Modern Libraries

Use Budget

Modern Libraries (cont.)

1990: 500

million

2011: 1.2 billion

Yearly Visits

Modern Libraries (cont.)

16,421

Technology

Investment in technologyReduces books

Librarians are “responsible for ensuring the free flow of information and ideas.”-American Library Association

Origin

Expansion

Static Role