Surrey Public Library, operating as Surrey Libraries, is the municipal public library system of

Surrey, British Columbia Surrey is a city in British Columbia, Canada. It is located south of the Fraser River on the Canada–United States border. It is a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver regional district and metropolitan area. Mainly a suburban city, Surr ...

, Canada. Surrey Libraries serves Surrey's population of approximately 580,000 with a collection of more than 790,000 items and 188,691 active cardholders.

Services

Surrey Public Library has services and programs for patrons of all ages. *Literacy-based programs for children, youth, and adults *Information and reference services *Access to online products and a large collection of streaming/downloadable eBooks, eAudiobooks and movies. *Community information *Wi-Fi, internet & computer access *Reader's advisory services *Delivery to homebound individuals *Interlibrary loans *Downloadable eBooks and audiobooks

History

Prior to 1983, Surrey was a member of the Fraser Valley Regional Library. In 1982, Surrey held a referendum on the withdrawal from FVRL, which passed. On March 17, 1983, Surrey began operating as an independent municipal library. The Surrey Public Library's 10-branch network includes the Newton branch, designed by Patkau Architects, which was awarded the Governor General's Award for architecture in 1994. The Semiahmoo branch, which opened in 2004, was the first LEED certified public library in Canada. City Centre Library was designed by Bing Thom Architects. The library is 77,000 square feet on four floors and it is a LEED certified green building. The official Grand Opening was held on September 24, 2011.

Locations

The library has ten branches: *City Centre (LEED Gold Certified) *Clayton *Cloverdale *Fleetwood *Guildford *Newton *Ocean Park *Port Kells *Semiahmoo (LEED Silver Certified) *Strawberry Hill

Collections

Surrey Libraries
provides patrons with books, music CDs, books on CD, databases, DVDs, magazines, reference books, newspapers and online materials. Library material is available in Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Urdu, and Vietnamese. The online learning collection includes a large collection of streaming/downloadable eBooks, eAudio and movies. * Accessibility Services offers home delivery services and specialized collections including downloadable eBooks and eAudio to Surrey patrons with print and other disabilities. * Genealogy services are offered through th
Family History Department
which holds the largest collection of Canadian genealogy resources in Western Canada and offers numerous programs on genealogy.

Awards

2023 Library Board * Surinder Bhogal (Chief Librarian & Secretary of Board) * Marilyn Herrmann (Chair) * Pardeep Kooner (Council Representative) * Dr. Balbir Gurm (Vice Chair) * Kiran Dhesa * Louise Hearty * Darius Maze * John Gillies * Dulce Amba Cuenca * Rachel Smith * Gordon Powell * Dupinder Kaur Saran * Lisa Werring

References

External links

Official site
{{Authority control Public libraries in British Columbia Surrey, British Columbia Libraries established in 1983 1983 establishments in British Columbia