Pembroke Public Library
Coordinates: 45°49′30.66″N 77°6′46.8″W / 45.8251833°N 77.113000°W
 The library in September 2006. | |
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Location | Pembroke, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 45°49′30.66″N 77°6′46.8″W / 45.8251833°N 77.113000°W |
| Branches | 1 |
| Access and use | |
| Population served | 23,100 |
| Other information | |
| Director | Margaret Mau |
| Website | http://www.pembrokelibrary.ca |
| Pembroke Public Library | |
|---|---|
| Alternative names | Pembroke Carnegie Library |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Prairie Style |
| Location | Pembroke, Ontario |
| Address | 237 Victoria St. |
| Coordinates | 45°49′30.66″N 77°6′46.8″W / 45.8251833°N 77.113000°W |
| Completed | 1931 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Francis Sullivan |
The Pembroke Public Library is a single-branch public library in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada.
Building
The current building was designed by Francis Sullivan,[1] a contemporary of Frank Lloyd Wright. The building was designated under Part 4 of the Ontario Heritage Act in 1991.[1]
History
The library is a Carnegie library, having received a grant of $14,000 from the Carnegie Foundation on December 24, 1907.[2]
Subhash Mehta was the chief librarian of the Pembroke Public Library from 1970 to 2002.[3] The Subhash Mehta Memorial Reading Room is now dedicated to his memory.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ministry of Culture. "Ontario Heritage Properties Database". Retrieved 2009-07-20.
- ↑ Ministry of Culture. "Ontario's Carnegie Libraries". Retrieved 2009-07-20.
- ↑ "Subhash Mehta remembered as a visionary who changed the face of the Pembroke Public Library". The Daily Observer. 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
- ↑ Lapinskie, Peter. "Reading room is a fitting tribute". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2009-07-20.