Winnipeg Public Library
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| Winnipeg Public Library | |
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| Location | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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| Established | 1905[1] |
| Number of branches | 20 |
| Collection size | 1,696,838 (2005)[2] |
| Annual circulation | 5,228,670 (2005)[2] |
| Population served | 650,100 (2005)[2] |
| Members | 398,786 (2005)[2] |
| Budget | $2.5 million (2005)[2] |
| Director | Rick Walker |
| Website | www.winnipeg.ca/library |
The Winnipeg Public Library is a public library service that is provided by the municipality of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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[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. Johns Library, 500 Salter Street
- Munroe Library, 489 London Street
- West End Library, 823 Ellice Avenue (but planed to be moved to 999 Sargent Avenue by 2008)[3]
- Millennium Library, 251 Donald Street (opened November 8, 2005, after renovations)
- St. Boniface, 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 Branch, William Avenue. Was Main Branch until Centennial Library opened in the 1970s. It is one of three Carnegie libraries in Winnipeg, and currently functions as the City Archives.
- Coronation Branch. Was one of two branches in the St. Boniface Library system. It was replaced in the late 1980s by the St. Boniface Branch.
[edit] References
- ^ Goldsborough, Gordon (October 18, 2005). Winnipeg’s Carnegie Library celebrates 100th birthday. Manitoba Historical Society.
- ^ a b c d e Winnipeg Public Library 2005 ANNUAL REPORT (PDF). Winnipeg Public Library. City Of Winnipeg Community Services Dep't (2005). Retrieved on March 22, 2007.
- ^ West End Library to Find New Home in Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex!. City of Winnipeg. Retrieved on March 22, 2007.
