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The Association of Mechanics' Institutes of Ontario was formed in 1868 to provide centralized management over the various mechanics' institutes spread across Ontario.
The Association of Mechanics' Institutes of Ontario was formed in 1868.
Initially under the jurisdication of the Department of Agriculture, and later the Department of Education, the Association's primary task was to provide centralized management over the various mechanics' institutes spread across Ontario.
By 1881, government officials became concerned that the mechanics' institutes were not achieving their goals. In 1882 the Legislature passed the Free Libraries Act, which gave funding earmarked for the mechanics' institutes to free public libraries. It also provided for the transfer of the institutes' property to any municipality wanting to establish a free library.
No longer receiving public support, the Association disbanded in the 1890s.
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