Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Library
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The Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Library is located in Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario, Canada.
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[edit] Mission Statement
The Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Library serves the members of the public in their leisure, informational, and cultural quests and provides a community place for the sharing of their creativity, their joy of reading, and their life-long learning interests.
[edit] Location
30 Burkholder Street Stouffville, Ontario, Canada L4A 4K1
[edit] History
The Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Library dates back to 1877 when it was first established in Allan’s Jewellery Store. The Library then became known as the Mechanic’s Institute and for a time was located in the old Municipal Building at the clock tower. It became a free public library in 1899. The first permanent library was built in 1923 at 7 Main Street East, through a grant from the Carnegie Foundation. The Library moved to a storefront in 1974 and then to 6240 Main Street in 1977. The Library celebrated its 100th birthday on February 17th,1999. The Lebovic Leisure Centre was constructed in 2001 at 30 Burkholder Street, a facility now occupied jointly by the department of Leisure Services and the Library.
[edit] Services
The library offers its patrons a broad spectrum of library materials such as DVDs, CD audio books, music CDs, CD-ROMs, and more. Any additional material can be obtained from other libraries and for those who are unable to come to the library, shut-in services are offered. Programs such as storytime, crafts, and beginner's Internet classes are available for the public to join. In addition to the services available in-library, the Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Libraryprovides it clients with unlimited 24 hour access from home to a variety of online resources and research databases.
For current information about any of these services please visit the Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Library Website.
