Mississauga Library System
| Mississauga Library System | |
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| Location | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| Type | Public library |
| Established | 1895 |
| Branches | 18 |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | business directories, maps, books, periodicals, genealogy, local history, |
| Size | 1.3 million |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 7,301,788 (2012) [1] |
| Population served | 770,000 |
| Other information | |
| Budget | $26,453,145 [1] |
| Director | Lori Kelly |
| Website | mississauga.ca/library |
The Mississauga Library System (MLS) 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 as story times, March Break activities and a telephone dial-a-story service. Resources range from advice to parents on choosing books to internet resources for kids.
- Information and reference services
- Access to full text databases
- Community information
- Internet access
- Reader's advisory services
- Programs for children, youth and adults
- Delivery to homebound individuals
- Interlibrary loan
- Free downloadable audiobooks
- e-books [2]
- Exam proctoring
Central Library
The Mississauga Central Library is located at 301 Burnhamthorpe Road West, adjacent to the Mississauga Civic Centre. It is the largest branch of the Mississauga Library System, containing four floors of materials and a further floor for silent study, and has functioned as the main library for the system since its opening in 1991.[3]
Neighbourhood Branches
See also
References
- ^ a b Canadian Library Statistics: Public Library Statistics - 2012
- ^ eBooks
- ^ "Central Library". Library Hours and Locations. City of Mississauga. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
External links
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