GREENWOOD,+Thomas

GREENWOOD, Thomas (1851-1908) Sheffield 1871-1873 Although he spent only two years working in a public library, he became known, after becoming a successful publisher, as 'The apostle of the library movement'; he then spent much time forwarding the public library cause. His by no means always accurate //Free public libraries// (1886) appeared in several later editions and grew gradually into //The libraries, museums and art galleries year book//.

Alistair Black, ‘ Greenwood, Thomas (1851–1908) ’, //Oxford Dictionary of National Biography//, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 8 Nov 2009