Aurora Public Library (Ontario)

Aurora Public Library
Interior of the Aurora Public Library
Established 1855
Location 15145 Yonge Street
Aurora, Ontario, Canada
L4G 1M1
Coordinates 43°59′49″N 79°28′00″W / 43.99694°N 79.46667°W / 43.99694; -79.46667Coordinates: 43°59′49″N 79°28′00″W / 43.99694°N 79.46667°W / 43.99694; -79.46667
Collection
Size Over 150,000
Access and use
Circulation 550,000
Population served Local population of Aurora, Ontario
Other information
Director Jill Foster[1]
Website aurorapl.ca

The Aurora Public Library is located in Aurora, Ontario, Canada. The library has a collection of more than 150,000 items and has over 31,000 registered users.

Timeline of history

  • 1855: Aurora Association for the Diffusion of Helpful Knowledge formed, later called the Aurora Mechanics Institute and Library Association. The association provided weekly lectures and concerts rather than lending books.
  • 1863: The library had a collection of 500 books and was open for two hours each Friday.
  • 1868: The association built The Mechanics Hallis built at the southeast corner of Mosley and Victoria Streets. It was used for lectures and concerts but also as a library reading room.
  • 1895: A Public Library Association was formed with a Board of Management appointed by the Town Council.
  • 1920: The library assets were absorbed into a Municipal Public Library under the Free Public Libraries Act and the library moved to the Town Hall on the northeast corner of Yonge and Mosley Streets.
  • 1926: A children's section was added to the library, but children were only allowed on Saturday afternoons.
  • 1945: The library moved to Health Hall, now called Victoria Hall, on the southwest corner of Mosley and Victoria Streets.
  • 1963: The library moved to a new dedicated building of 4,500 square feet (420 m2) at 56 Victoria Street as part of Aurora's centennial.
  • 1967: The collection size was 14,900 and there were 5,236 members.
  • 1979 A 13,000-square-foot (1,200 m2) extension was finished, designed to serve a population of 20,000.
  • 2001 The library moved to its current location, a 44,375-square-foot (4,122.6 m2) facility on the northeast corner of Yonge and Church Streets.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Simon, Chris (February 28, 2013). "Aurora introduces new library CEO". YorkRegion.com. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
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