Aurora Public Library (Aurora, Ontario)
| Established | 1855 |
|---|---|
| Location |
15145 Yonge Street Aurora, Ontario, Canada L4G 1M1 |
| Coordinates | 43°59′49″N 79°28′00″W / 43.99694°N 79.46667°WCoordinates: 43°59′49″N 79°28′00″W / 43.99694°N 79.46667°W |
| Collection | |
| Size | Over 150,000 |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 550,000 |
| Population served | Local population of Aurora, Ontario |
| Other information | |
| Director | Jill Foster |
| Website | library.aurora.on.ca |
The Aurora Public Library is located in Aurora, Ontario, Canada. The library has a collection of more than 150,000 items and has over 31,000 registered users.
Timeline of history
Inside the Aurora Public Library.
- 1855: Aurora Association for the Diffusion of Helpful Knowledge formed, later called the Aurora Mechanics Institute and Library Association. The association provided weekly lectures and concerts rather than lending books.
- 1863: The library had a collection of 500 books and was open for two hours each Friday.
- 1868: The association built The Mechanics Hallis built at the southeast corner of Mosley and Victoria Streets. It was used for lectures and concerts but also as a library reading room.
- 1895: A Public Library Association was formed with a Board of Management appointed by the Town Council.
- 1920: The library assets were absorbed into a Municipal Public Library under the Free Public Libraries Act and the library moved to the Town Hall on the northeast corner of Yonge and Mosley Streets.
- 1926: A children's section was added to the library, but children were only allowed on Saturday afternoons.
- 1945: The library moved to Health Hall, now called Victoria Hall, on the southwest corner of Mosley and Victoria Streets.
- 1963: The library moved to a new dedicated building of 4,500 square feet (420 m2) at 56 Victoria Street as part of Aurora's centennial.
- 1967: The collection size was 14,900 and there were 5,236 members.
- 1979 A 13,000-square-foot (1,200 m2) extension was finished, designed to serve a population of 20,000.
- 2001 The library moved to its current location, a 44,375-square-foot (4,122.6 m2) facility on the northeast corner of Yonge and Church Streets.
Leadership
- Marjorie Andrews held the position of librarian for 38 years, and a meeting room in the 1979 expansion was named after her.
- Sylvia Hall, CEO
- Penny McKee, CEO as of 1980
- Colleen Abbott, CEO as of 1987
- Louise Procter Maio, CEO as of 2008
- Jill Foster, CEO as of 2013
Services
- Information and reference services
- Access to text databases
- Community information
- Internet access
- Reader's advisory services
- Programs for children, youth and adults
- A visiting library service for the homebound
See also
- Ask Ontario
- Ontario Public Libraries
References
External links
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