The book "Reports and Proceedings of the Thirty-Fourth Annual Meeting of the American Library Association, Held in Ottawa, Canada, June 26 to July 2, 1912," is a valuable source of information on what American librarianship was like in the early 20th century. This book collects speeches, reports, and documents relating to the development of the library industry in the United States and Canada in 1912. Because of the importance and relevance of the issues discussed, this book is a valuable resource for researching the history of librarianship and the cultural relationships between the countries of North America.