Georgina Public Library is a

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system with locations in Keswick,

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and

Pefferlaw Pefferlaw is a community within the Town of Georgina, located 3 kilometres south of the southeastern shores of Lake Simcoe. The Pefferlaw River runs south of the community's commercial district. Pefferlaw is passed on the north by Highway 48 and ...

Ontario, Canada. It was founded when the Town of Georgina was formed from North Gwillimbury Township, the Village of Sutton, and Township of Georgina in 1986. It has three community-based branches that serve the information, entertainment, and learning needs of clients through children, teens, young adults, and adult programs, services, and collections. The branches share staff, collections, resources, and policies and work collaboratively to meet the needs of all communities within the town including Baldwin,

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, Port Bolster, Sibbald Point,

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and

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History

Georgina Public Library evolved out of individual community libraries. Keswick's first

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was founded in the 1960s, and housed in the

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Hall before being moved to a former post office building beside the fire fighters and police stations. Doris Brown was the first librarian and she led the library from its inception until her retirement in 1978.Advocate Staff. "Keswick's first librarian also had affinity for the arts." ''Georgina Advocate'' p. 11. Thursday, December 20th, 2007. Branches in Sutton and Pefferlaw served community needs but outgrew their physical space and the Town opened a new Pefferlaw Branch in 1989. In 1996, the Sutton branch was incorporated into a new shared facility with York Region's public and separate school boards on Black River Road. Keswick's branch moved to a shared facility in the

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on Wexford Drive and

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in 2002. The library is a member of th
Ontario Library Consortium

Services

The library is growing to meet the demands of a developing community as Georgina becomes increasingly part of the expansive

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. Recent changes include a revamped children's area in Keswick, laptop stations in both Keswick and Sutton, and countless aesthetic changes. Various programs are hosted by Georgina Public Library for everyone from babies to adults. These range from Reading Circle and Tween Team in Keswick, to Sewing and Yoga in Sutton. As well, there are several annual programs held by the Children's and Youth Services around Halloween and Christmas. The branches offer free Wi-Fi and computer access, as well as computer literacy courses. The material collection includes fiction and non-fiction books for kids, teens, and adults, DVD's, audiobooks, e-books, magazines, newspapers, and video games. Patrons may also order interlibrary loans as well as enjoy reciprocal loan privileges with neighbouring library systems.

Photo gallery

Image:Peter gzowski branch.jpg, Exterior of the Sutton branch named in honour of broadcaster

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. Image:PefferlawLibrary exterior.jpg, Pefferlaw branch on a sunny winter morning. Image:PefferlawLibrary opening plaque.jpg, Plaque on opening dedication. Image:PefferlawLibrary Bulletin Board.jpg, The busy bulletin board in the Pefferlaw branch. Image:Keswick branch magazine lounge.jpg, Keswick branch's interior allows natural light. Image:Sutton brtanch's kids area.jpg, Sutton's branch Children's area. Image:Keswick's reading lounge fireplace.jpg, Keswick branch's reading lounge includes a fireplace. Image:Keswick kids area.jpg, Keswick branch's kid’s area.

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*Enterprise Library Catalogu
Ontario Public Libraries
{{Authority control Public libraries in Ontario Georgina, Ontario Buildings and structures in the Regional Municipality of York Education in the Regional Municipality of York 1986 establishments in Ontario Libraries established in 1986

History

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