Moncton library marks 100 years
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Tess Allen
Location: A1
Topics: Miscellaneous, Heritage, Major Events, Moncton Success Stories, Very Positive
Catgeories: , Arts and Culture, Economic Development, Tonality
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Dignitaries discuss how library has changed in past century — When Elizabeth Condon was the head librarian at the Moncton Public Library in 1955, her concerns for the facility's future were well documented. — 'Around 1955, things were changing and (Condon) blamed the decline of readership squarely on the influence of television,' said Danny Soucy, minister of postsecondary education, training and labour, yesterday morning at the Moncton Public Library's 100th anniversary ceremony. —... Read article