Winnipeg Public Library
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| Winnipeg Public Library | |
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| Established | 1905[1] |
| Location | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Branches | 20 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 1,611,936 (2009)[2] |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 5,728,077 (2009)[2] |
| Population served | 675,100 (2009)[2] |
| Members | 460,456 (2009)[2] |
| Other information | |
| Budget | $25.9 million (2009)[2] |
| Website | http://winnipeg.ca/library |
The Winnipeg Public Library is a public library service that is provided by the municipality of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Most branches provide programming for children, teens, and some to adults. The Library also contains an Outreach Department which works with the community, as well as people who cannot visit the library directly. Outreach also promotes the Library to communities that are under represented in the Library. The staff at the library are members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 500.
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[edit] Services
- Information and reference services
- Access to full text databases
- Community information
- Internet access
- Reader's advisory services
- Programs for children, youth and adults
- Delivery to homebound individuals
- Interlibrary loan
- Free downloadable audiobooks
[edit] Libraries
The library has branches in 20 locations in Winnipeg:
- Sir William Stephenson Library, 765 Keewatin Street
- West Kildonan Library, 365 Jefferson Avenue
- Henderson Library, 1-1050 Henderson Highway
- St. John's Library, 500 Salter Street
- Munroe Library, 489 London Street
- West End Library, 999 Sargent Avenue (formerly at 823 Ellice Ave.)[3]
- Millennium Library, 251 Donald Street - MAIN BRANCH - (opened November 8, 2005, after extensive renovations)
- St-Boniface Library, 100-131 Provencher Boulevard
- Transcona Library, 111 Victoria Avenue West
- Westwood Library, 66 Allard Avenue
- St. James-Assiniboia Library, 1910 Portage Avenue
- Cornish Library, 20 West Gate
- Charleswood Library, 5014 Roblin Boulevard
- Osborne Library, 625 Osborne Street
- River Heights Library, 1520 Corydon Avenue
- St. Vital Library, 6 Fermor Avenue
- Windsor Park Library, 955 Cottonwood Road
- Fort Garry Library, 1360 Pembina Highway
- Louis Riel Library, 1168 Dakota Street
- Pembina Trail Library, 2724 Pembina Highway
[edit] Former Branches
- William Avenue Library, William Avenue. Was the Main Branch until Centennial Library opened in 1977. It is one of three Carnegie libraries in Winnipeg, and currently functions as the City of Winnipeg Archives.
- Coronation Library. Was one of two branches in the St. Boniface Library system. It was replaced in the late 1980s by the St. Boniface Branch.
- McPhillips Library - 1120 McPhillips Ave. - closed in 1997 when the Sir William Stephenson branch opened
- Brooklands Library - 1880 Alexander Ave. - closed in 1997 when the Sir William Stephenson branch opened
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Goldsborough, Gordon (October 18, 2005). "Winnipeg’s Carnegie Library celebrates 100th birthday". Manitoba Historical Society. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/news/carnegielibrary.shtml.
- ^ a b c d e "Winnipeg Public Library 2009 ANNUAL REPORT" (PDF). Winnipeg Public Library. City Of Winnipeg Community Services Dep't. 2009. http://wpl.winnipeg.ca/library/pdfs/2009WPLannualreport.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- ^ "West End Library to Find New Home in Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex!". City of Winnipeg. Archived from the original on 2007-02-06. http://web.archive.org/web/20070206021219/http://wpl.winnipeg.ca/library/whatsnew/westend/library.asp. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
[edit] External links
- Winnipeg Public Library website
- Winnipeg Library Foundation, Inc.
- Winnipeg Public Library Board
- Friends of the Winnipeg Public Library
