Editing Public library (section)

==Further reading==
*Barnett, Graham Keith (1973) ''The History of Public Libraries in France from the Revolution to 1939''
* {{cite book|last=Dewey|first= M.|date=1901|title=Field and Future of Traveling Libraries|location=New York, NY: NY Library System}}
*Bossaller, Jenny S., and Denice Adkins. 2025. ''Introduction to Public Librarianship.'' Fourth edition. Chicago: ALA Neal-Schuman.
* Harris, Michael H. ''History of Libraries of the Western World'' (4th ed.  Scarecrow Press, 1999); earlier editions were by Elmer Johnson
*Hughes, Kathleen M., and Jamie Wirsbinski Santoro (2021). ''Pivoting During the Pandemic: Ideas for Serving Your Community Anytime, Anywhere.''Chicago. ALA Editions.
*Kranich, Nancy C. (2021) "Democracy, Community, and Libraries" in Mary Ann Davis Fournier and Sarah Ostman, eds ''Ask, Listen, Empower: Grounding Your Library Work in Community Engagement'', pp.&nbsp;1–15. Chicago: ALA editions.
*Lee, Robert E. 1966. ''Continuing Education of Adults through the American Public Library.'' Chicago: American Library Association.
* McCook, Kathleen de la Peña, Bossaller, J., & Thomas, F. (2018), ''Introduction to Public Librarianship, '' 3rd ed. Chicago: ALA Editions.
*{{cite book|author=Wedgeworth, Robert |title=World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HSFu99FCJwQC|year=1993|edition=3rd|publisher=American Library Association|isbn=9780838906095}}
*Worpole, Ken (2013), ''Contemporary Library Architecture: A Planning and Design Guide'', Routledge.
*Raphael, Molly. 2009. "The Transformational Power of Libraries in Tough Economic Times." ''Library Leadership & Management'' 23, no. 3: 106–151.

===Britain===
* Black, Alistair. "Skeleton in the cupboard: social class and the public library in Britain through 150 years." ''Library History'' 16.1 (2000): 3–12. says "they have always been, and continue to be, an expression of liberal middleclass ideals." [http://www.maneyonline.com/doi/abs/10.1179/lib.2000.16.1.3 abstract]
* Charing, S. "Self-Help v State Intervention: the 1850 Public Library Act as a Reflection of Mid-Victorian Doctrine", ''Australian Library Journal'' (1995)  44(1), pp.&nbsp;47–54.
* Hayes, Emma, and Anne Morris. "Leisure role of public libraries A historical perspective." Journal of librarianship and information science 37.2 (2005): 75–81. [http://lis.sagepub.com/content/37/2/75.short abstract] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017021453/http://lis.sagepub.com/content/37/2/75.short |date=2015-10-17 }}
* Hoare, P. (ed.) ''Cambridge History of Libraries in Britain and Ireland'' (Cambridge University Press, 2006) 
* Kelly, Thomas, ''History of Public Libraries in Great Britain 1845–1965'' (London: Library Association, 1973) 
* Kelly, T & E. Kelly. ''Books for the People: an illustrated history of the British Public Library'' (London: Andre Deutsch, 1977)
* McMenemy, D. ''The Public Library'' (London: FACET, 2009) 
* Minto, J. ''History of the Public Library Movement in Great Britain and Ireland'' (London: Library Association, 1932) 
* Munford, William Arthur. ''Penny rate: aspects of British public library history, 1850–1950'' (Library association, 1951)
* Murison, W. J.  ''The Public Library: its origins, purpose and significance'' (2nd ed. London: Harrap, 1971)
* Overington, Michael A. ''The Subject Departmentalized Public Library''. London: The Library Association, 1969. 167 p. 
* Stockham, K. A., ed. ''British County Libraries: 1919–1969''. (London: André Deutsch, 1969) 
* Sturges, P. "Conceptualizing the public library 1850–1919." In Kinnell, M. and Sturges, P. (eds) ''Continuity and Innovation in the Public Library: the Development of a Social Institution'' (London: Library Association, 1996)

===Historiography===
* Harris, Michael H. (1967) "Library history: a critical essay on the in-print literature." ''Journal of Library History'' (1967): 117–125. [https://www.jstor.org/stable/25540036 in JSTOR], covers the main books for major countries