Pembroke Public Library
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Coordinates: 45°49′30.66″N 77°6′46.8″W / 45.8251833°N 77.113°W
| Pembroke Public Library | |
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| The library in September 2006. | |
| Country | Canada |
| Location | Pembroke, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 45°49′30.66″N 77°6′46.8″W / 45.8251833°N 77.113°W |
| Branches | 1 |
| Access and use | |
| Population served | 23,100 |
| Other information | |
| Director | Margaret Mau |
| Website | http://www.pembrokelibrary.ca |
| Pembroke Public Library | |
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| Alternative names | Pembroke Carnegie Library |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Prairie Style |
| Location | Pembroke, Ontario |
| Address | 237 Victoria St. |
| Coordinates | 45°49′30.66″N 77°6′46.8″W / 45.8251833°N 77.113°W |
| Completed | 1931 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Francis Sullivan |
The Pembroke Public Library is a single-branch public library in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada.
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[edit] Building
The current building was designed by Francis Sullivan,[1] a contemporary of Frank Lloyd Wright. The building was designated under Part 4 of the Ontario Heritage Act in 1991.[1]
[edit] History
The library is a Carnegie library, having received a grant of $14,000 from the Carnegie Foundation on December 24, 1907.[2]
Subhash Mehta was the chief librarian of the Pembroke Public Library from 1970 to 2002.[3] The Subhash Mehta Memorial Reading Room is now dedicated to his memory.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Ministry of Culture. "Ontario Heritage Properties Database". http://www.hpd.mcl.gov.on.ca/scripts/hpdsearch/english/popupSearch.asp?pid=9907. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
- ^ Ministry of Culture. "Ontario's Carnegie Libraries". http://ontarioremembers.ca/english/library/carnegie/carnegie_pembroke.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
- ^ "Subhash Mehta remembered as a visionary who changed the face of the Pembroke Public Library". The Daily Observer. 2009. http://www.thedailyobserver.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1581490. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
- ^ Lapinskie, Peter. "Reading room is a fitting tribute". The Daily Observer. http://www.thedailyobserver.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1589322. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
