P. (eds.) Continuity and Innovation in the Public Library: the Development of a Social Institution. London: Library Association. Further reading Gray, D. (1949)'The Public Library Makes a Century', Library Review, 12 (2) pp. 83–86. Charing, S. (1995) 'Self-Help v State Intervention: the 1850 Public Library Act as a Reflection of Mid-Victorian Doctrine, Australian Library Journal 44(1), pp. 47–54. Hoare, P. (ed.) (2006) Cambridge History of Libraries in Britain and Ireland, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Primary sources Hansard, Parliamentary Debates, 3rd Ser., Vol. CIX (1850) Col. 848 Report of the Select committee together with evidence and appendix. (1834) London: House of Commons. Report of the Select committee together with evidence and appendix. (1849) London: House of Commons. External links History of the Public Libraries Act Select Committee Report 1849 Libraries, Archives, Museums and Publishing Online Statistics Tables 1850 in British law United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1850 Public libraries in the United Kingdom Library law Social history of the United Kingdom