"Carolina
Libraries: The First Centuries"
Sponsored by East Carolina University, Department of Librarianship, Educational
Technology, & Distance Instruction
Patrick Valentine explains the early
development of libraries in North Carolina from initial settlement through
the Civil War. An award-winning author, he received his doctorate in history
from Tulane University and his Master's of Librarianship from the University
of South Carolina. Dr. Valentine was head of the NC Foreign Language Center
for 6 years and has been Director of the Wilson County Public Library
since
1985. He is currently chair of the NCLA Public Library Section. Dr.
Valentine has published in both national and state library journals
and won the "NC
Libraries Ray Moore Award" in
1997. His most recent book is Rise of a Southern Town: Wilson, North Carolina,
1849-1920.