L'Heure Joyeuse, The First Children's Library in France: Its Contribution to a New Paradigm for Public Libraries.

Maack, Mary Niles

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ERIC Number: EJ465807

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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L'Heure Joyeuse, The First Children's Library in France: Its Contribution to a New Paradigm for Public Libraries.

Maack, Mary Niles

Library Quarterly, v63 n3 p257-81 Jul 1993

Shows how l'Heure Joyeuse, a children's library started in Paris in 1923 as a gift from U.S. philanthropists, became a model of open-access, user-oriented public libraries. L'Heure Joyeuse's unique role in the development of public libraries in France from before 1900 to the present is described. (41 references) (EAM)

Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Foreign Countries, History, Librarian Attitudes, Library Role, Library Services, Models, Public Libraries

Publication Type: Historical Materials; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: France

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