Abstract
AN INVESTIGATION OF THE WORKS SELECTED FOR THE LIBRARIES OF PEOPLE'S HOUSES BETWEEN 1933-1948 YEARS
After the declaration of the Republic, campaigns were started all over the country to revive the Turkish culture and to raise awareness of the Turkish nation. Undoubtedly, one of the most important of these studies was the opening of the People's Houses. All the sections of People's Houses played an important role in the education of the people. The most vital sections of People’s Houses were the lifelong libraries. For this reason, the works selected for the libraries were carefully examined by the created commissions and the works considered suitable were accepted. The purpose of this study was to determine the selection criteria of these works for the Public Houses libraries between 1933 and 1948. In this frame, the works in the Prime Ministry Republic Archive were examined. In this study, qualitative research method was used and document examining technique was applied for data technique. As a result of the research, it was determined that the common themes of the works chosen for the libraries of the People's Houses, the aim of which was to enable the people, in particular the villagers, to read and understand the items related to nation, include national folklore, national sports, Turkish spirit, homeland, nation, village life, and epidemic diseases.
Keywords
Libraries of Commonhouses, Selected Works, Archive Scanning.
