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public libraries 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 servants. There are five fundamenta ...

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...

Background

Ontario public libraries are created by

municipal A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

by-laws A by-law (bye-law, by(e)law, by(e) law), or as it is most commonly known in the United States bylaws, is a set of rules or law established by an organization or community so as to regulate itself, as allowed or provided for by some higher authorit ...

and governed by public library boards. The Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Culture has responsibility for the administration of the

Public Libraries Act Public Libraries Act is a stock short title used in the United Kingdom for legislation ("Acts of Parliament") relating to public libraries. List * The Public Libraries Act 1850 (13 & 14 Vict c 65) * The Public Libraries (Ireland) Act 1855 (18 & ...

. The ministry's Culture Services Unit provides support for the public library system and the Ontario Library Service deliver programs on behalf of the ministry.

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* Addington Highlands Public Libraries * Admaston / Bromley Public Library *

Ajax Public Library Ajax may refer to: Greek mythology and tragedy * Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea * Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris * ''Ajax'' (play), by the ancient Greek ...

* Alderville First Nation Library * Alfred-Plantagenet Township Public Library *

Algonquins of Pikwakanagan Public Library The Algonquin people are an Indigenous people who now live in Eastern Canada. They speak the Algonquin language, which is part of the Algonquian language family. Culturally and linguistically, they are closely related to the Odawa, Potawatomi, ...

* Alnwick / Haldimand Public Library * Anishinabe of Wauzhushk First Nation * Armstrong Township Public Library *

Arnprior Public Library Arnprior is a town in Renfrew County, in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario, Canada. It is located west of Downtown Ottawa, at the confluence of the Madawaska River and the Ottawa River in the Ottawa Valley. Arnprior has experienced sig ...

* Asphodel-Norwood Township Public Library *

Assiginack Public Library Assiginack () is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on Manitoulin Island. An Ontario Historical Plaque was built on the grounds of the Assiginack Museum by the province to commemorate the Manitoulin Treaties' role in Ontario' ...

Athens Township Public Library Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

* Atikokan Public Library * Augusta Public Library * Aurora Public Library

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Bancroft Public Library Bancroft may refer to: People *Bancroft (surname) Places Australia * Bancroft, Queensland, a locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia Canada *Bancroft, Ontario United Kingdom * Bancroft, Milton Keynes United States * Bancrof ...

Barrie Public Library The Barrie Public Library is the library system in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. The Downtown Branch is located at 60 Worsley Street in downtown Barrie, near City Hall. The Painswick Branch is located at 48 Dean Avenue, near Yonge Street and Big Bay Po ...

Barry's Bay & Area Public Library Barry's may refer to: * Barry's (company), an American fitness brand * Barry's Tea Barry's Tea is an Irish tea company founded in 1901 by James J. Barry in Cork. Until the 1960s, tea was sold from a shop in Prince's Street, but thereafter the co ...

Beausoleil First Nation Public Library BeauSoleil (French, ''beautiful sun'') is a Cajun band from Louisiana, United States. Band history Founded in 1975, BeauSoleil (often billed as "BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet") released its first album in 1977 and became one of the most well ...

Belleville Public Library Belleville (French, literally "beautiful town") may refer to: Places Canada * Belleville, New Brunswick, an unincorporated community in Wakefield Parish * Belleville, Nova Scotia * Belleville, Ontario France * Belleville, Deux-Sèvres, in the ...

Big Grassy First Nation Public Library Big or BIG may refer to: * Big, of great size or degree Film and television * ''Big'' (film), a 1988 fantasy-comedy film starring Tom Hanks * '' Big!'', a Discovery Channel television show * ''Richard Hammond's Big'', a television show present ...

* Bkejwanong First Nation Community Library *

Black River / Matheson Public Library Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white have ...

Blind River Public Library Blind may refer to: * The state of blindness, being unable to see * A window blind, a covering for a window Blind may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Blind'' (2007 film), a Dutch drama by Tamar van den Dop * ''Blind' ...

* Blue Mountains Public Library *

Bonfield Public Library Bonfield may refer to: *Bonfield, Illinois Bonfield is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. Bonfield's population was 382 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Alt ...

* Bonnechere Union Public Library *

Bracebridge Public Library Bracebridge may refer to: * Bracebridge, Lincolnshire, England **Nearby: Bracebridge Heath * Bracebridge, Nottinghamshire, England *Bracebridge, Ontario Bracebridge is a town and the seat of the Muskoka District Municipality in Ontario, Canada. ...

* Brampton Library * Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library * Brant Public Library *

Brighton Public Library Brighton () is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the City of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England. It is located south of London. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Ag ...

* Brock Township Public Libraries *

Brockville Public Library Brockville, formerly Elizabethtown, is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the Thousand Islands region. Although it is the seat of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, it is politically independent of the county. It is included with Le ...

Bruce County Public Library The English language name Bruce arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix, Manche in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands". Initially promulgated via the descendants of king Robert the Bruce (1274−1329), it has been ...

* Burk's Falls, Armour & Ryerson Union Public Library * Burlington Public Library

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* Caldwell First Nation Public Library * Caledon Public Library *

Callander Public Library Callander (; gd, Calasraid) is a small town in the council area of Stirling (district), Stirling, Scotland, situated on the River Teith. The town is located in the historic county of Perthshire and is a popular tourist stop to and from the Hig ...

* Cambridge Public Library (Ontario) *

Carleton Place Public Library Carleton may refer to: Education establishments *Carleton College, a liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, United States *Carleton School in Bradford, Massachusetts, United States *Carleton University, a university in Ottawa, Ontario, C ...

* Carlow-Mayo Public Library *

Casselman Public Library Casselman may refer to: ;Places * Casselman, Pennsylvania, a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania * Casselman, Ontario, a village in eastern Ontario * Casselman-Steele Heights, Edmonton, a residential area located in northeast Edmonton, Albert ...

Cavan Monaghan Library Cavan ( ; ) is the county town of County Cavan in Ireland. The town lies in Ulster, near the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The town is bypassed by the main N3 road that links Dublin (to the south) with Enniskillen, Ballys ...

Central Manitoulin Public Library Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...

* Champlain Township Public Library * Chapleau Public Library * Chatham-Kent Public Library *

Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation Library The Ojibwe, Ojibwa, Chippewa, or Saulteaux are an Anishinaabe people in what is currently southern Canada, the northern Midwestern United States, and Northern Plains. According to the U.S. census, in the United States Ojibwe people are one of ...

* Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation Public Library * Chippewas of the Thames First Nation Library & Resource Center 1 *

Clarington Public Library Clarington (Canada 2021 Census, 2021 population 101,427) is a lower-tier municipality in the Regional Municipality of Durham in Ontario, Canada. It was incorporated in 1973 as the town of Newcastle with the merging of the town of Bowmanville, the ...

Clarence-Rockland Public Library Clarence-Rockland is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell on the Ottawa River. Clarence-Rockland is located immediately to the east of Ottawa and is considered part of the Prescott and Russell County. ...

* Clearview Public Library * Cobalt Public Library *

Cobourg Public Library Cobourg ( ) is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Southern Ontario east of Toronto and east of Oshawa. It is the largest town in and seat of Northumberland County. Its nearest neighbour is Port Hope, to the west. It is ...

* Collingwood Public Library *

Conmee Public Library Conmee may refer to: Places * Conmee, Ontario People * James Conmee (1848-1913), Canadian businessman *John Conmee John Stephen Conmee SJ (25 December 1847 – 1910) was an Irish Jesuit educator. He was born in County Roscommon into a wealthy far ...

Cornwall Public Library Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...

Cramahe Township Public Library Cramahe is a rural township (Canada), township located in Northumberland County, Ontario, Northumberland County in central Ontario, Canada. It is situated just off Ontario Highway 401 approximately 140 km East of Toronto. It was named for ...

Curve Lake First Nation Public Library In mathematics, a curve (also called a curved line in older texts) is an object similar to a line, but that does not have to be straight. Intuitively, a curve may be thought of as the trace left by a moving point. This is the definition that a ...

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* Deep River: W.B. Lewis Public Library *

Delaware Nation Public Library Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

* Deseronto Public Library *

Dorion Public Library Dorion can mean: Places In Greece: * Dorion (Greece), a town of ancient Messenia In Canada: *Vaudreuil-Dorion * Laurier-Dorion, a current Quebec provincial electoral district in Montreal ** Dorion, a former Quebec provincial electoral district **M ...

Douro-Dummer Public Library Douro-Dummer is a township in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, in Peterborough County along the Trent-Severn Waterway. It was formed on January 1, 1998, through the amalgamation of Douro and Dummer Townships. The township is the site of drumlin ...

Dryden Public Library '' John Dryden (; – ) was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England's first Poet Laureate. He is seen as dominating the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the peri ...

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* Ear Falls Public Library *

East Ferris Public Library East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fac ...

* East Gwillimbury Public Library * Edwardsburgh / Cardinal Public Library * Elgin County Public Library * Elizabethtown - Kitley Township Public Library *

Elliot Lake Public Library Elliot (also spelled Eliot, Elliotte, Elliott, Eliott and Elyot) is a personal name which can serve as either a surname or a given name. Although the given name has historically been given to males, females have increasingly been given the name ...

* Englehart Public Library *

Essa Township Public Library Essa or ESSA may refer to: Places * Essa, Ontario, Canada * Saltash (Cornish: Essa), a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, UK * Essa Academy, Bolton, England, UK * Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ICAO code) People Given name * Essa (rapper) or ...

* Essex County Library

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Fort Erie Public Library A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...

Fort Frances Public Library A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...

Front of Yonge Public Library Front may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''The Front'' (1943 film), a 1943 Soviet drama film * ''The Front'', 1976 film Music *The Front (band), an American rock band signed to Columbia Records and active in the 1980s and ea ...

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* Galway-Cavendish & Harvey Township Public Library *

Gananoque Public Library Gananoque ( ) is a town in the Leeds and Grenville area of Ontario, Canada. The town had a population of 5,383 year-round residents in the 2021 Canadian Census, as well as summer residents sometimes referred to as "Islanders" because of the Thous ...

* Georgian Bay (Township of) Public Library *

Georgina Public Libraries Georgina Public Library is a library system with locations in Keswick, Sutton and Pefferlaw 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 19 ...

Grand Valley Public Library Grand may refer to: People with the name * Grand (surname) * Grand L. Bush (born 1955), American actor * Grand Mixer DXT, American turntablist * Grand Puba (born 1966), American rapper Places * Grand, Oklahoma * Grand, Vosges, village and co ...

Gravenhurst Public Library Gravenhurst may refer to: *Gravenhurst, Ontario, a town in Canada * Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, a civil parish in England *Gravenhurst (band) Gravenhurst was the musical pseudonym of the English singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumen ...

* Greater Madawaska Public Library *

Greater Sudbury Public Library The Greater Sudbury Public Library is a public library system in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. The library system has 13 branches throughout the city. The main branch is called "Mackenzie" and it is located on Mackenzie Street in the downtow ...

* Grey Highlands Public Library *

Grimsby Public Library Grimsby is a town on Lake Ontario in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. Grimsby is at the eastern end of the Hamilton Census Metropolitan Area. It is named after the English fishing town of Grimsby in north-east Lincolnshire. The majority of r ...

* Guelph Public Library

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Haliburton County Public Library Haliburton or Halliburton may refer to: Places *Haliburton County, Ontario, a county in Canada *Dysart et al, Ontario, a municipality including the town of Haliburton Companies *Halliburton, an oilfield services company based in the US and in the ...

* Haldimand County Public Libraries * Halton Hills Public Library *

Hamilton Public Library The Hamilton Public Library (HPL) is the public library system of Hamilton, Ontario. Services HPL services include the Local History and Archives department (formerly called Special Collections), which houses an extensive collection of local his ...

Hanover Public Library Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany ...

Hastings Highlands Public Library Hastings () is a large seaside town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England, east to the county town of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, ...

* Havelock-Belmont-Methuen (Township of) Public Library * Hawkesbury Public Library * Head, Clara & Maria Township Public Library *

Huntsville Public Library Huntsville is a city in Madison County, Alabama, Madison County, Limestone County, Alabama, Limestone County, and Morgan County, Alabama, Morgan County, Alabama, United States. It is the county seat of Madison County. Located in the Appalachia ...

Huron County Library Huron may refer to: People * Wyandot people (or Wendat), indigenous to North America * Wyandot language, spoken by them * Huron-Wendat Nation, a Huron-Wendat First Nation with a community in Wendake, Quebec * Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi ...

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Innisfil Public Library The Innisfil Public Library is a public library system in Ontario, Canada. The library is a three-branch system. Each branch provides unique services to the community. The branches are located in Stroud, Cookstown, and Alcona. The Churchill Bra ...

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* John Dixon Public Library

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* Kanhiote Tyendinaga Territory Public Library * Kawartha Lakes Public Library *

Kenora Public Library Kenora (), previously named Rat Portage (french: Portage-aux-Rats), is a city situated on the Lake of the Woods in Ontario, Canada, close to the Manitoba boundary, and about east of Winnipeg by road. It is the seat of Kenora District. The hist ...

* Killaloe Public Library *

King Township Public Library The King Township Public Library is a public library system that serves King Township, Ontario in Canada. It consists of four branches located in King City, Nobleton, Schomberg, and Ansnorveldt. The library rotates certain books through the ...

Kingston Frontenac Public Library The Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL) was established in 1998 through the amalgamation of the Kingston Public Library (which began as a 19th-century Mechanics Institute) and the Frontenac County Library, creating a 17-branch system. The K ...

* Kitchener Public Library

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La Nation Public Library The Nation (''La Nation'' in Canadian French, French) is a municipality in Eastern Ontario, located within Canada's National Capital Region (Canada), National Capital Region, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell. Formed in 1998, the muni ...

* Lake of Bays Public Library *

Lambton County Library Lambton is the name of several places and people: People * Viscount Lambton, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom associated with the Earls of Durham *Anne Lambton (born 1954), an actress *Antony Lambton (1922–2006), formerly 6th Earl of ...

Lanark Highlands Public Library Lanark (; gd, Lannraig ; sco, Lanrik) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, located 20 kilometres to the south-east of Hamilton. The town lies on the River Clyde, at its confluence with Mouse Water. In 2016, the town had a population of 9 ...

* Laurentian Hills Public Library * Leeds & The Thousand Islands Public Library * Lennox & Addington County Information Services * Lincoln Public Library *

London Public Library The London Public Library (LPL) is the public library system of London, Ontario, Canada. All 16 locations city-wide offer services and programs for adults, teens and children residing in London and the surrounding counties of Oxford, Middlesex, a ...

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* Madoc Public Library *

Magnetawan Public Library Magnetawan is a township in the Almaguin Highlands region of the Parry Sound District in the Canadian province of Ontario, as well as the name of the primary population centre in the township. The Township of Magnetawan was formed in 1998 thro ...

Marmora and Lake Public Library Marmora may refer to: Places ;Canada *Marmora, Ontario, a community in Hastings County *Marmora and Lake, Ontario, a township in Hastings County ;Greece * Marmora, Greece, a village on the island of Paros, South Aegean ;Italy *Marmora, Piedmont, ...

Manitouwadge Public Library Manitouwadge is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located in the Thunder Bay District, at the north end of Highway 614, east of Thunder Bay and north-west of Sault Ste. Marie. History Manitouwadge (''Manidoowaazh'' in O ...

Markham Public Library Markham Public Library (MPL) is a library system operated by the municipal government of the City of Markham in Canada. There are eight branches in the city, serving about 250,000 residents in Markham. The libraries are managed by the Administrat ...

McKellar Public Library McKellar is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Archibald McKellar (1816–1894), Canadian politician * Archie McKellar (1912–1940), Royal Air Force fighter pilot during the Battle of Britain * Colin McKellar (1903–1970), Aus ...

Meaford Public Library Meaford may refer to: *Meaford, Ontario, Canada *Meaford, Staffordshire, England *Meaford Hall, Staffordshire, England *Meaford Power Station Meaford Power Station was a coal-fired power station situated on the River Trent at Meaford near Ston ...

* Merrickville Public Library * Michipicoten Township Public Library *

Middlesex County Library Middlesex (; abbreviation: Middx) is a historic county in southeast England. Its area is almost entirely within the wider urbanised area of London and mostly within the ceremonial county of Greater London, with small sections in neighbouring ...

Midland Public Library Midland may refer to: Places Australia * Midland, Western Australia Canada * Midland, Albert County, New Brunswick * Midland, Kings County, New Brunswick * Midland, Newfoundland and Labrador * Midland, Ontario India * Midland Ward, Kohima, Na ...

Milton Public Library The Milton Public Library is located in Milton, Wisconsin. It is one of the seven libraries that make up the Arrowhead Library System, which also includes the libraries of Janesville, Edgerton, Clinton, Evansville, Beloit, and Orfordville. ...

Mississauga Library System Mississauga Library is the public library system of Mississauga, Ontario. The system has 18 branches, consisting of the Mississauga Central Library and 17 smaller neighbourhood libraries. Services The Library offers many services and programs such ...

Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation Library The Mississauga are a subtribe of the Anishinaabe-speaking First Nations peoples located in southern Ontario, Canada. They are closely related to the Ojibwe. The name "Mississauga" comes from the Anishinaabe word ''Misi-zaagiing'', meaning " hos ...

* Mississippi Mills Public Library * Mnjikaning First Nation Public Library * Muskoka Lakes Township Public Libraries

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New Tecumseth Public Library New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz Albums and EPs * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator ...

* Newmarket Public Library *

Niagara Falls Public Library The Niagara Falls Public Library, located at 1425 Main Street, in Niagara Falls in Niagara County, New York. The Main Library is the largest library in the Niagara-Orleans-Genesee Library System. The Main Library in the Earl W. Brydges Building, ...

* Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library * Ninda-kiKaendjigae-Wigammik First Nation Public Library * Nipigon Public Library *

Norfolk County Public Library Norfolk County is a rural single-tier municipality on the north shore of Lake Erie in Southwestern Ontario, Canada with a 2016 population of 67,490. Despite its name, it is no longer a county by definition, as all municipal services are handled b ...

North Bay Public Library North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is ...

* North Grenville Public Library *

North Himsworth Public Library North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is ...

North Kawartha Public Library North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is ...

North Perth Public Library North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is ...

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Oakville Public Library Oakville Public Library is the public library system for the Town of Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Through its 7 branches, its website and its various Book Nook and outreach locations, the Oakville Public Library provides a wide range of services fo ...

* Oliver Paipoonge Public Library *

Oneida Community Library Oneida may refer to: Native American/First Nations * Oneida people, a Native American/First Nations people and one of the five founding nations of the Iroquois Confederacy * Oneida language * Oneida Indian Nation, based in New York * Oneida Na ...

* Orangeville Public Library *

Orillia Public Library The Orillia Public Library is a single-branch public library in Orillia, Ontario, Canada. History Plans began for the establishment of a public library in 1864. A ''Mechanics' institute, Mechanics' Institute and Literary Association'' was foun ...

Oshawa Public Library Oshawa Public Libraries (OPL) is a public library system that serves a population of more than 170,000 people in the City of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. OPL has 4 branches, each serving its respective region of Oshawa, and sharing its collections in ...

Oxford County Public Library Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the Un ...

* Otonabee-South Monaghan Township Public Library *

Ottawa Public Library The Ottawa Public Library (OPL; french: Bibliothèque publique d'Ottawa) is the library system of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The library was founded in 1906 with a donation from the Carnegie Foundation. Services * Information and reference servi ...

* Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library

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Parry Sound Public Library PARRY was an early example of a chatbot, implemented in 1972 by psychiatrist Kenneth Colby. History PARRY was written in 1972 by psychiatrist Kenneth Colby, then at Stanford University. While ELIZA was a tongue-in-cheek simulation of a Roger ...

Pelham Public Library Pelham may refer to: People * Pelham (name), including a list of people with the name Places In Australia * Pelham, Queensland, a locality in the Western Downs Region In Canada * Pelham, Ontario * Pelham Range, on Vancouver Island, British ...

* Pelee Island Public Library *

Pembroke Public Library The Pembroke Public Library is a single-branch public library in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada. Services The Pembroke Public Library offers many useful services to the city of Pembroke and its surrounding area. Some of these services include: * A ...

* Penetanguishene Public Library *

Perth East Public Library Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is p ...

Perth and District Union Public Library Perth is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the Australian states and territories of Australia, state of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth most populous city in Aust ...

Petawawa Public Library Petawawa is a town located in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario. Situated in the Ottawa Valley, with a population of 18,160 (2021 Census), Petawawa is the most populous municipality in Renfrew County. Geography The town lies on the west b ...

Peterborough Public Library The Peterborough Public Library is a public library system in Peterborough, Ontario, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Services The Main Library is a full-service library with a current circulating collection of books, CD audiobooks, Music, DVDs an ...

* Pickering Public Library * Port Colborne Public Library * Port Hope Public Library * Powassan & District Union Public Library * Prescott Public Library *

Prince Edward County Public Library A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European State (polity ...

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* Quinte West Public Library

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Ramara Township Public Library Ramara is a lower-tier township municipality in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. Ramara was formed in 1994 through the amalgamation of the townships of Rama and Mara. The municipality stretches along the northeastern shore of Lake Simcoe from Gam ...

Red Rock Public Library Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to Orange (colour), orange and opposite Violet (color), violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres. It is a primary color in the ...

* Region of Waterloo Library *

Renfrew Public Library Renfrew (; sco, Renfrew; gd, Rinn Friù) is a town west of Glasgow in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is the historic county town of Renfrewshire. Called the "Cradle of the Royal Stewarts" for its early link with Scotland's former ...

* Richmond Hill Public Library *

Rideau Lakes Union Public Library Rideau (French for "curtain") may refer to: In or near Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Geographical features *Rideau Canal *Rideau Falls *Rideau River *Rideau Trail Towns and places *Rideau Ferry, Ontario *Rideau Lakes, Ontario *Rideau Street *Rideau ...

* Russell Township Public Library

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* Saugeen First Nation Public Library *

Sault Ste. Marie Public Library Sault may refer to: Places in Europe * Sault, Vaucluse, France * Saint-Benoît-du-Sault, France * Canton of Sault, France * Canton of Saint-Benoît-du-Sault, France * Sault-Brénaz, France * Sault-de-Navailles, France * Sault-lès-Rethel, F ...

Schreiber Public Library Schreiber may refer to: Companies *Schreiber Foods, a dairy company * Schreiber Furniture, a furniture manufacturer in the United Kingdom * T. Schreiber Studio, an acting studio in New York City, US Places *Schreiber, Ontario, a township in Canada ...

Scugog Memorial Public Library Scugog is a township in the Regional Municipality of Durham, south-central Ontario, Canada. It is northeast of Toronto and just north of Oshawa. The anchor and largest population base of the township is Port Perry. The township has a population ...

* Selwyn Public Library * Severn Township Public Library *

Shelburne Public Library Shelburne may refer to: People * Marquess of Lansdowne * John Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne (1706–1761), Member of the Great Britain Parliament * William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne (1737–1805), Prime Minister of Great Britain * Ramona Shelbur ...

* Sioux Lookout Public Library *

Simcoe Library Cooperative Simcoe may refer to: Geography Canada * Simcoe, Ontario, a town in southwestern Ontario, near Lake Erie, Canada * Simcoe County, a county in central Ontario, Canada * Lake Simcoe, a lake in central Ontario, Canada * Simcoe North, a federal and pro ...

Six Nations Public Library 6 is a number, numeral, and glyph. 6 or six may also refer to: * AD 6, the sixth year of the AD era * 6 BC, the sixth year before the AD era * The month of June Science * Carbon, the element with atomic number 6 * 6 Hebe, an asteroid Peop ...

Smiths Falls Public Library Smiths or Smith's may refer to: Companies * Smith Electric Vehicles, or Smith's, a manufacturer of electric trucks * Smith's Food and Drug, or Smith's, an American supermarket chain ** Smith's Ballpark, a baseball stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah, U ...

* Springwater Township Public Library *

St. Catharines Public Library The St. Catharines Library is a public library system that provides service to residents of St. Catharines, Ontario. The library has four branches. Materials available for loan include books, films, musical instruments, and video games. History ...

St. Marys Public Library The Three Rivers Regional Library System (TRRL) is a public library system that serves the counties of Brantley County, Georgia, Brantley, Camden County, Georgia, Camden, Charlton County, Georgia, Charlton, Long County, Georgia, Long, McIntosh Cou ...

St. Thomas Public Library St. Thomas is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It gained its city charter on March 4, 1881. The city is also the seat for Elgin County, although it is independent of the county. At the time of the 2021 Census, the population of the city wa ...

Stirling-Rawdon Public Library Stirling-Rawdon is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Hastings County. It was formed on January 1, 1998, through the amalgamation of Rawdon Township with the Village of Stirling. Stirling was named the 2012 Kraft Hockeyvill ...

* Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry County Library * Stratford Public Library

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* Tay Public Library *

Teck Centennial Public Library Teck may refer to: * Teck Castle (Burg Teck) in Württemberg, Germany * Teckberg, mountain on which it is located * Duke of Teck, a title of nobility, associated with Teck Castle * Teck Railway, Germany * Teck Resources, a Canadian mining company ...

Temagami Public Library Temagami, formerly spelled as Timagami, is a municipality in northeastern Ontario, Canada, in the Nipissing District with Lake Temagami at its heart. The Temagami region is known as ''n'Daki Menan'', the homeland of the area's First Nations comm ...

Temiskaming Shores Public Library Timiskaming is a word from the Algonquin ''Temikami'' or ''Temikaming'', from ''tim'' meaning "deep" and ''kami'' meaning "open waters". Alternate spellings include: Temiskaming, Témiscaming, Témiscamingue. The word Temagami comes from the same ro ...

Terrace Bay Public Library Terrace may refer to: Landforms and construction * Fluvial terrace, a natural, flat surface that borders and lies above the floodplain of a stream or river * Terrace, a street suffix * Terrace, the portion of a lot between the public sidewalk an ...

Thorold Public Library Thorold is a city in Ontario, Canada, located on the Niagara Escarpment. It is also the seat of the Regional Municipality of Niagara. The Welland Canal passes through the city, featuring lock 7 and the Twin Flight Locks. History The first sur ...

Thunder Bay Public Library The Thunder Bay Public Library serves the citizens of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada and surrounding areas. Services *Information and reference services *Access to full text databases *Community information *Internet access *Reader's advisor ...

Timmins Public Library Timmins ( ) is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada, located on the Mattagami River. The city is the fourth-largest city in the Northeastern Ontario region with a population of 41,145 (2021). The city's economy is based on natural resource ext ...

Toronto Public Library Toronto Public Library (TPL) (french: Bibliothèque publique de Toronto) is a public library system in Toronto, Ontario. It is the largest public library system in Canada, and in 2008 had averaged a higher circulation per capita than any other pu ...

Trent Hills Public Library Trent may refer to: Places Italy * Trento in northern Italy, site of the Council of Trent United Kingdom * Trent, Dorset, England, United Kingdom Germany * Trent, Germany, a municipality on the island of Rügen United States * Trent, California, ...

* Tudor & Cashel Township Public Library *

Tweed Public Library Tweed is a rough, woollen fabric, of a soft, open, flexible texture, resembling cheviot or homespun, but more closely woven. It is usually woven with a plain weave, twill or herringbone structure. Colour effects in the yarn may be obtained ...

Tyendinaga Township Public Library Tyendinaga is an alternate spelling of Thayendanegea, an eighteenth-century Mohawk chief also known as Joseph Brant. Tyendinaga may also refer to: * Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, a First Nations reserve on the Bay of Quinte ** Mohawks of the Bay o ...

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Uxbridge Public Library Uxbridge () is a suburban town in west London and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Hillingdon. Situated west-northwest of Charing Cross, it is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. Uxbrid ...

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Vaughan Public Libraries Vaughan Public Libraries (VPL) is a public library system consisting of twelve libraries in the city of Vaughan in Ontario, Canada. It has a collection of more than 534,000 items and serves over 1.7 million visitors a year. VPL has twelve branch ...

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* Wahta Mohawks Library * Wainfleet Township Public Library * Wasaga Beach Public Library * Waterloo Public Library *

Welland Public Library Welland is a city in the Regional Municipality of Niagara in Southern Ontario, Canada. As of 2021, it had a population of 55,750. The city is in the centre of Niagara and located within a half-hour driving distance to Niagara Falls, Niagara-on ...

Wellington County Public Library Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by met ...

West Grey Public Library West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some R ...

West Lincoln Public Library West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some ...

West Nipissing Public Library West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some ...

West Perth Public Library West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some R ...

Whitby Public Library The Whitby Public Library is a public library that serves the town of Whitby, Ontario, Canada, with three branches. The library is governed through a ten-person library board appointed by the town, and operated by a staff of more than 80 full ...

Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Library Whitchurch-Stouffville ( 2021 population 49,864) is a town in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada, approximately north of downtown Toronto, and north-east of Toronto Pearson International Airport. It is in area, and located in the ...

White River Public Library White is the lightness, lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully diffuse reflection, reflect and scattering, scatter all the ...

Whitewater Region Public Library Whitewater forms in a rapid context, in particular, when a river's gradient changes enough to generate so much turbulence that air is trapped within the water. This forms an unstable current that froths, making the water appear opaque and w ...

Windsor Public Library Windsor Public Library is a public library system in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It has ten branches and serves the city of Windsor through Children's, Young Adult, and Adult programs, services and collections. The central branch is located at the P ...

* Woodstock Public Library

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