National Library of Canada turns 50

Bob Cox was kind enough to send in This CBC Story on the National Library of Canada.

On January 1, 1953, the National Library of Canada was officially born via an Act of Parliament. It established an official institution that \”collects, preserves and promotes\” the country\’s published heritage.

\”The unfettered dissemination of knowledge and information is vital to a society that prides itself on being free and open,\” Prime Minister Jean Chretien \”