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Belmore Branch Library, ca 1986

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Canterbury City Council

Belmore Branch Library opened at 435 Burwood Road, Belmore on 31 July 1961. This branch was the sixth to open in the City of Canterbury. It closed in 1990.

Belmore, New South Wales (NSW), Australia

ca 1986

Local History Photograph Collection

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Original: 15x10cm colour photograph.

City of Canterbury Library Service beginnings - in 1883 John Wren wrote to Canterbury Council suggesting advantage be taken of a clause in the 1867 Municipalities Act

At first the library was housed in the Council Chambers in the Town Hall at 322 Canterbury Road, Canterbury. Although it was a free public library, it is believed the collection was for use in the library only and could not be borrowed

In June 1945, a report was presented by the Town Clerk with the purpose of setting up the present library service

Nancy Wood (the first Chief Librarian) described the opening: "

there was no fanfare of trumpets and no speechmaking. The initial collection of about 1,200 books was too small to advertise amongst 100,000 people". To read more about the history of the City of Canterbury Library Service from when it commenced in 1883 please click here.. To read about the card catalogue and how publications held by the library were located on the shelves before computerisation please click here.. To read about Newark - the manual circulation system employed by the City of Canterbury Library and how the library kept track of the lending collection before computerisation please click here..

Canterbury City Council

City of Canterbury Local History Photograph Collection

Place: Belmore; Date: 1980s; Topic: Libraries