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Wasaga Beach Public Library

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Wasaga Beach Public Library
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44°31′42″N 79°59′45″W / 44.528333°N 79.995833°W / 44.528333; -79.995833
LocationWasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada
TypePublic library
Branches1
Collection
Size30,000
Other information
DirectorPamela Pal
Websitewasagabeachpubliclibrary.ca
Interior of new library shortly after opening in January 2024

The Wasaga Beach Public Library is a public library that serves Wasaga Beach, Ontario in Canada. It is governed by a board of trustees appointed by the town council of Wasaga Beach. The chief librarian is Pamela Pal, and the Canadian library symbol is OWAB.[1]

The collection includes adult and junior fiction and non-fiction books, large-print books, audiobooks, e-books, DVDs, and picture books. The library also has accessibility features, including large-print keyboards and screen magnification software. The library also operates a Books on Wheels program.[2]

The original library was a 1,754 square feet (163 m2) building built in 1972. It was replaced by a 4,500 square feet (418 m2) building in 1994. In 2019, construction of a third 17,252 square foot (1,603 m2) library was announced by the town, as part of joint facility which included a new twin-pad hockey arena. The project broke ground in September 2021, and was expected to be completed in the summer of 2023.[3][4] The new combined library/arena complex opened on January 27, 2024 (six months later than anticipated), with free public skating on the hockey rinks.[5]


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  1. ^ "Wasaga Beach Public Library". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "Library". Town of Wasaga Beach. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  3. ^ "Wasaga Beach twin pad arena and library schematic design summary (P. 25)" (PDF). Town of Wasaga Beach. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "New library". Town of Wasaga Beach. September 22, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "Residents invited to New Arena and Library Open House with Free Public Skating". Town of Wasaga Beach. January 18, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
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