CC BY 4.0Thompson, Anthony2024-11-062024-11-061968https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/3655Report by Anthony Thompson, IFLA Secretary General 1962-1970, concerning IFLA's influence on public libraries throughout the world.enhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Library historyLibrary and information historyPublic libraries and the influence of IFLA, 1930-1960, with special reference to Lionel McColvin’s chairmanship of the Public Libraries SectionReportsInternational Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)