Eastern Counties Regional Library (ECRL)
is a regional
public library
A public library is a library that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also Civil service, civil servants.
There are ...
system, providing free public library services to the counties of
Guysborough
Guysborough (population: 397) is an unincorporated Canadian community in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.
Located on the western shore of Chedabucto Bay, fronting Guysborough Harbour, it is the administrative seat of the Guysborough municip ...
,
Richmond
Richmond most often refers to:
* Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States
* Richmond, London, a part of London
* Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England
* Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada
* Richmond, California, ...
and Inverness in
Nova Scotia, Canada
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland".
Most of the population are native Eng ...
.
The library system is governed by the Eastern Counties Regional Library Board and operates under the terms of the Nova Scotia Libraries Act. The Library Board is made up of Council Members from the six municipal units served by the Eastern Counties Regional Library System and one representative of the Province of
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland".
Most of the population are native Eng ...
. These municipal units are the
Town of Mulgrave;
the Municipality of the District of Guysborough, the
Municipality of the District of St. Mary's
St. Mary's, officially named the Municipality of the District of St. Mary's, is a List of district municipalities in Nova Scotia#District municipality, district municipality in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Ca ...
,
the Town of Port Hawkesbury,
Inverness County and
Richmond County Richmond County may refer to places:
Australia
*Richmond County, New South Wales, a cadastral division
Canada
*Richmond County, Nova Scotia
United Kingdom
*Richmondshire, the original Richmond County in Yorkshire, England
United States
...
.
Description
The Library System has ten branch library locations in Canso, Guysborough, Mabou, Margaree Forks, Mulgrave, Petit de Grat, Port Hawkesbury, Port Hood, Sherbrooke and St. Peter's. These are supplemented by mobile service sites called Libr@ry Links at Chéticamp, Inverness, Judique,
St. Joseph du Moine, Mabou and Whycocomagh. The headquarters office is in Mulgrave.
References
External links
Nova Scotia Libraries Act{{Authority control
Public libraries in Nova Scotia