VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY
NORTH VANCOUVER DISTRICT PUBLIC LIBRARY
Vancouver Public Library who's origins go back as far as 1869, is the third largest public library system in Canada. The Central Library is situated in the eastward expansion of downtown Vancouver at 350 West Georgia Street, on Library Square, just a ten minute walk from the Granville Skytrain station. Library Square occupies a city block and is also home to the Federal Office Tower, retail and service facilities. In the center of the block sits the seven story North Vancouver Public Library. It is a seven story rectangular building with a free standing curved section and a series of columns which houses reading areas that are accessible by bridges that span skylit light wells.
The Central Library's internal glass frontage overlooks an enclosed glass roofed concourse, which is formed by a second free standing curved wall on the east side of the building. The glass roofed concourse is the entry foyer to the library and pedestrian activities at ground level. The public spaces around the library form a continuous piazza. There is also underground parking available off Hamilton Street.
The Vancouver BC Public Library is accessible to all citizens of Vancouver. It is funded by the City of Vancouver and lends over eight million items annually and has over 395,000 cardholders. The opening hours vary from branch to branch, but for the Central Library the opening hours are Monday through to Thursday 10am to 9pm, Friday and Saturday 10am to 6pm and Sunday 12pm to 5pm. Please note that the library is closed on bank holidays.
Including the Central Library there are twenty branches of library's and they have collections available in a variety of languages and formats and provide Outreach Services to home bound patrons. The branches are in Kitsilano, Hastings, Mount Pleasant, Carnegie, Riley Park, West Point Grey, Dunbar, Kerrisdale, South Hill, Oakridge, Britannia, Firehall, Central Branch, Renfrew, Champlain, Joe Fortes, Kensington, Collingwood, Strathcona, Marpole and Fraserview.
For more information on the Vancouver Public Library and to view the Vancouver Public Library Catalogue and the Vancouver Public Library new business lists please visit the Library's website here.
Vancouver Public Library who's origins go back as far as 1869, is the third largest public library system in Canada. The Central Library is situated in the eastward expansion of downtown Vancouver at 350 West Georgia Street, on Library Square, just a ten minute walk from the Granville Skytrain station. Library Square occupies a city block and is also home to the Federal Office Tower, retail and service facilities. In the center of the block sits the seven story North Vancouver Public Library. It is a seven story rectangular building with a free standing curved section and a series of columns which houses reading areas that are accessible by bridges that span skylit light wells.
The Central Library's internal glass frontage overlooks an enclosed glass roofed concourse, which is formed by a second free standing curved wall on the east side of the building. The glass roofed concourse is the entry foyer to the library and pedestrian activities at ground level. The public spaces around the library form a continuous piazza. There is also underground parking available off Hamilton Street.
The Vancouver BC Public Library is accessible to all citizens of Vancouver. It is funded by the City of Vancouver and lends over eight million items annually and has over 395,000 cardholders. The opening hours vary from branch to branch, but for the Central Library the opening hours are Monday through to Thursday 10am to 9pm, Friday and Saturday 10am to 6pm and Sunday 12pm to 5pm. Please note that the library is closed on bank holidays.
Including the Central Library there are twenty branches of library's and they have collections available in a variety of languages and formats and provide Outreach Services to home bound patrons. The branches are in Kitsilano, Hastings, Mount Pleasant, Carnegie, Riley Park, West Point Grey, Dunbar, Kerrisdale, South Hill, Oakridge, Britannia, Firehall, Central Branch, Renfrew, Champlain, Joe Fortes, Kensington, Collingwood, Strathcona, Marpole and Fraserview.
For more information on the Vancouver Public Library and to view the Vancouver Public Library Catalogue and the Vancouver Public Library new business lists please visit the Library's website here.
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