Public Libraries Act

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Public_Libraries_Act_1850
gptkbp:amendedBy Public Libraries Act 1855
Public Libraries Act 1866
Public Libraries Act 1892
Public Libraries Act 1901
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:England
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Wales
gptkb:Ireland_(historically)
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1850
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:historicalName Victorian era reforms
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Public Libraries Act
gptkbp:influenced development of public libraries in the UK
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:social_reform
gptkbp:purpose to enable local authorities to establish public libraries
gptkbp:repealedBy Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964
gptkbp:significance first legislation to allow free public libraries in the UK
gptkbp:subject gptkb:local_government
education
public libraries
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Library_Movement_in_India
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7