The Bermuda National Library is the
national library in
Bermuda
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and it is located in the
capital city
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Hamilton Hamilton may refer to:
People
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. It was founded in 1839 by British soldier, administrator and meteorologist Sir
William Reid, who was
Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Bermuda
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from 1839 to 1846, and was at the time located in what is today's Cabinet Building.
A Brief History, Bermuda National Library
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Overview
It is now located in Par-la-ville Park off of Queen Street and Par-la-ville Road, between Church and Front Streets in the capital. It is only open during traditional daytime hours Monday through Friday and on Saturdays. The library offers on-line services available to residents who register and obtain a membership number. The services include an online catalog, EBSCO, host of a collection of databases, a digital collection of archived editions of historic newspapers preserved on microfiche
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, eBook
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downloads, Freegal Music downloads, Project Gutenberg
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, Freading, Britannica Online and online tutoring services through Tutor.com
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for those that have library membership.
The digital collection offers an online archived repository of preserved works such as Bermuda Recorder dating from 1933 (although the paper began in 1925), the Royal Gazette with editions dating from 1784, the Bermuda Sun
The ''Bermuda Sun'' was a Bermudian newspaper, published on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Covering a wide range of topics including news, sports, business and lifestyle, it also published the Government of Bermuda's legal notices.
Foundation
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, Mid-Ocean News
The ''Mid-Ocean News'' was a Bermudian newspaper, published between 1911 and 16 October 2009. It was a sister publication of '' The Royal Gazette'', which acquired it in 1962.
At the time, the ''Mid-Ocean News'' was a daily afternoon newspap ...
, the Workers Voice which is still published, Fame Magazine and Bermuda Sports (from 1951 to 1957). In addition, they will soon offer digital editions of the Bermuda Life and Times and the Bermuda Beacon.
Head librarians
*1839-1853 John R. Stephens
*1853-1879 Joseph Richardson
*1879-1880 Joseph H. S. Frith
*1880-1886 Rev. Frederick D Ward
*1886-1912 Florentius Frith
*1912-1940 Katherine G. Seon
*1940-1962 A. Elsie Gosling (MBE)
*1962-1969 Mary Gray
*1969-1985 Mary Skiffington
*1985-1994 Cyril O. Packwood
*1994-1999 Grace Rawlins
*1999-current C. Joanne Brangman
See also
* List of national libraries
A national library is established by the government of a nation to serve as the pre-eminent repository of information for that country. Unlike public libraries, they rarely allow citizens to borrow books. Often, they include numerous rare, valuab ...
References
External links
Bermuda National Library
National libraries
Libraries in Bermuda
Hamilton, Bermuda
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