16 1883 Andrew Carnegie


A Scottish-American industrialist, he started his public library project with a grant to his Scottish hometown,


eventually funding 660 public libraries in the UK and over 2,500 worldwide.


1915


Carnegie Trust An early ‘thinktank’


researching library use and a major catalyst in promoting inter- library cooperation and lending through the funding of regional catalogue development.


1919 Landmark legislation


The 1919 Public Libraries Act abolished the ‘penny rate’ that restricted local taxation use, and enabled county councils to become


library authorities which broadened provision.


1919 First Library school


The United Kingdom’s first library school is founded at the University College London.


It continues to this day.


1927


International Federation of Library Associations


Formed of 14 national library services, its mission is to build


“a strong and united library field powering literate, informed and participative societies”.


1964


Public Libraries and Museums Act


The Act still underpins UK public libraries with its statutory obligation to


provide a “comprehensive and efficient” service and gives ministers the power to intervene.


2002 CILIP


The Chartered Institute for Library and


Information Professionals; formed through a merger of the Library Association and the Institute of Information Scientists.


2014


Seighart Report Independent report


featuring a number of recommendations to


improve public libraries, including proposals for a Single Digital Presence, and the creation of a libraries taskforce.


2016 Taskforce reports


The Libraries Taskforce publishes its Ambition for Public Libraries document, with seven outcomes to be measured over five years.


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