Abstract

PLANAS, Javier. The Teachers Buy Books. Library Culture Between Two Decades (Argentina, 1912-1927). Secuencia [online]. 2022, n.113, e1958.  Epub June 06, 2022. ISSN 2395-8464.  https://doi.org/10.18234/secuencia.v0i113.1958.

In this article the author presents a study of the activities carried out by a group of teachers to found and manage a library in the town of Lobos (Argentina), between 1912 and 1927. Three aspects constitute the main analysis variables: a) the way the library was managed; b) the books acquired; c) the meaning that the institution had for these women. It is concluded that the teachers found in the organization of the library a space of new freedoms, even considering the social, cultural, and political restrictions that at the time weighed on women.

Keywords : history of libraries; history of the book; teachers; Lobos; popular libraries.