DEPARTMENT OF JOURNALISM AND INFORMATION

Yearbook of Bibliology and Press Studies

pISSN 2080-4938 eISSN 2449-898X

 

Autor Renata Piasecka
Tytuł Stan organizacyjny bibliotek w powiecie jędrzejowskim w latach 1945-1950
Title THE STATE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF LIBRARIES IN JĘDRZEJÓW DISTRICT IN THE YEARS 1945-1950
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Summary

This article deals with the formation of the library network in Jędrzejów District in the first years after the end of World War II (1945-1950). The fates of private book collections belonging to the landed gentry and library losses during the Nazi occupation are reported. As results from the source materials, the first libraries were established in Jędrzejów District already in 1945; however, the basic library network was formed in the years 1946-1948. Apart from public and school libraries also community, parish and private libraries became operative. The article presents the conditions of the operation of these institutions and their role in cultural life of the district under consideration.