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'''Surrey Public Library''' is a municipal public library system serving [[Surrey, British Columbia]] and the surrounding [[Lower Mainland]]. |
'''Surrey Public Library''' is a municipal public library system serving [[Surrey, British Columbia]] and the surrounding [[Lower Mainland]]. |
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According to the 2008 Annual Report, there are over 305,000 registered borrowers, and over 2.6 million people visited Surrey Public Library branches in 2008. |
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Revision as of 22:54, 24 April 2009
| Surrey Public Library | |
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| File:Surrey Public Library logo.jpg | |
| Established | 1983 |
| Branches | 9 |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 4 million [1] |
| Other information | |
| Budget | CA $12.5 million [2] |
| Director | Beth Barlow [3] |
| Website | www.spl.surrey.bc.ca |
Surrey Public Library is a municipal public library system serving Surrey, British Columbia and the surrounding Lower Mainland.
According to the 2008 Annual Report, there are over 305,000 registered borrowers, and over 2.6 million people visited Surrey Public Library branches in 2008.
History
Prior to 1983, Surrey was a member of the Fraser Valley Regional Library. In 1982, Surrey held a referendum on the withdrawal from FVRL, which passed. On March 17, 1983, Surrey began operating as an independent municipal library. The Surrey Public Library includes the Newton branch, which was awarded the Governor General's Award for architecture in 1994.[4]
Collection
Surrey provides patrons with books, music CDs, CDROMs, books on tape/CD, databases, videos, DVDs, magazines, reference books, newspapers and e-books. Library material is available in Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, Farsi, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Urdu, and Vietnamese. The database collection include Alldata (mechanical - Guildford only), Novellist, Press Display, and Worldbook online.
Locations
The library has nine branches:
- Cloverdale
- Fleetwood
- Guildford
- Newton
- Ocean Park
- Port Kells
- Semiahmoo
- Strawberry Hill
- Whalley
Hours
- Monday to Friday: 09:30–21:00
- Saturday: 10:00–17:00
- Sunday: 13:00–17:00 (Year round at Guildford, Whalley, Newton, Semiahmoo, Fleetwood, Strawberry Hill)
Assistive Technology
ART (Accessing Resources and Technology) is located at Guildford and Semiahmoo Branches. These computer workstations help those with visual impairment, learning, reading or physical disabilities read and listen to books, documents and web pages or use word processing applications.
Programs
Surrey Public Library has services and programs for patrons of all ages.
Genealogy
The Cloverdale Branch has the largest collection of Canadian genealogy resources, west of Ottawa, including books and microfilms.[citation needed] Located near the Surrey Archives, the Genealogy department offers a number of programs on genealogical research.
Patrons can access Ancestry.com database for free at the Cloverdale Branch. There are special records sets such as the Metis Scrip records, Chinese Head Tax Registers, Li Ra Ma, and the Peter Robinson papers.
2008 Writer-In-Residence
As part of its 25th anniversary, Surrey Public Library hosted a writer-in-residence program. The writer-in-residence is playwright and fiction writer Mansel Robinson.
Awards
| Year | Award | Giver |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | John Cotton Dana Award | Excellence in library promotion |
| 1994 | Governor General Award for architecture Newton Branch Patkau architects | |
| 1997 | Citation for Citizenship | Citizen and Immigration Canada |
| 2004 | Cultural Diversity Award | Surrey Delta Immigration Services Society |
| 2005 | Honorable Mention | Community Learning - Conference Board of Canada |
| 2006 | Cultural Diversity Award | Surrey Delta Immigration Services Society |
| 2009 | DIVERSEcity Award for Business, Public Institutions | DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society |
2009 Library Board
- Isiuwa Aimiose
- Jay Bains
- Carolyn Bugnon
- Jas Cheema
- Peter Leblanc
- Muhammad Afzal Malik
- Larry Onusko
- Wayne Webber
- Council Representative: Marvin Hunt
- Chief Librarian and Secretary of the Board: Beth Barlow
References
- ^ Annual Report 2008
- ^ Annual Report 2008
- ^ Current Board
- ^ cf. 1994: Patkau Architects Inc. Architecture Canada, The Governor General’s Awards for Architecture: pp.92-99, Newton Library