bird houses
eugene morel pioneer of public libraries in france
eug ne morel 1869 1934 was a french librarian who along the lines of such eminent public library pioneers as edward edwards and melvil dewey made a remarkable contribution towards the development of public librarianship in france . morel was genuinely interested in all facets of librarianship and played a dominant role in molding the development of most of them . his writings on the profession made a fitting testimony to the lifes work of a very active library pioneer . his relationship with the british and american library associations helped to bring closer the french professional association to both of them . morel had an avant garde view on the automation of libraries and was the first to encourage the employment of women in french libraries . this book is the first biography of eugene morel to appear in the english language .