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Mississauga Library System
Map
TypeLibrary System in Mississauga
Branches18
Collection
Items collectedbusiness directories, phone books, maps, government publications, books, periodicals, genealogy, local history,
Size1.3 million
Access and use
Circulation7,301,788 (2012) [1]
Other information
Budget$26,453,145 [1]
Websitemississauga.ca/library

The Mississauga Library System (MLS) is the public library system of Mississauga, Ontario. The system has 18 branches, consisting of the Mississauga Central Library and 17 smaller neighbourhood libraries.

Services

The Library offers many services and programs such as story times, March Break activities and a telephone dial-a-story service. Resources range from advice to parents on choosing books to internet resources for kids.

  • 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
  • e-books [2]

Central Library

Mississauga Central Library

The Mississauga Central Library is located at 301 Burnhamthorpe Road West, adjacent to the Mississauga Civic Centre. It is the largest branch of the Mississauga Library System, containing four floors of materials and a further floor for silent study, and has functioned as the main library for the system since its opening in 1991.[3]

Branches

Branch Address Date opened Holdings Notes
Burnhamthorpe 1350 Burnhamthorpe Road East 1976
Churchill Meadows 3801 Thomas Street January 2007 Shares facilities with St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School
Clarkson 2475 Truscott Drive 1956 At current location since 2002.
Cooksville 3024 Hurontario Street, Suite 212 June 2004
Courtneypark 730 Courtneypark Drive West November 2004
Erin Meadows 2800 Erin Centre Boulevard September 15, 2001 Shares facilities with St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School
Frank McKechnie 310 Bristol Road East 2000
Lakeview 1110 Atwater Avenue 1967
Lorne Park 1474 Truscott Drive 1967
Malton 3540 Morning Star Drive 1977
Meadowvale 6677 Meadowvale Town Centre Circle
Mississauga Valley 1275 Mississauga Valley Boulevard January 26, 1980
Port Credit 20 Lakeshore Road East 1962
Sheridan 2225 Erin Mills Parkway 1976 At current location since 2002.
South Common 2233 South Millway Drive 1983 At current location since 1998.
Streetsville 112 Queen Street South 1967
Woodlands 3255 Erindal Station Road April 7, 1975 At current location since 2014.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Canadian Library Statistics: Public Library Statistics - 2012
  2. ^ eBooks
  3. ^ "Central Library". Library Hours and Locations. City of Mississauga. Retrieved 20 June 2016.

External links

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