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Lending Libraries: Private Sector Fills Public Gap
Before there was a network of branch public libraries in Vancouver, the demand for inexpensive reading material was met in large part by the private sector. Not principally by new or used booksellers, but by an entirely different category of … Continue reading →
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Vancouver As It Was: A Photo-Historical Journey 