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A Book in Every Hand
A Book in Every Hand: Public Libraries in Saskatchewan | Don Kerr
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The challenges of establishing a system of libraries to serve the far-flung, mainly agrarian populace of Saskatchewan were large indeed. In an engaging, personal narrative style, Don Kerr utilizes public meeting accounts, official reports, (…more)
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Mehso-so

It is probably more of interest to librarians and/or people from Saskatchewan who use or once used their public/regional libraries. I am both a librarian and I grew up in rural Saskatchewan. I did find it interesting to read about how the different regional systems were formed, the politics, etc. There were a lot of stats and economics included, as well, which all sounds not overly exciting, but it‘s written in an accessible way.