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Brampton Library
The Brampton Library is a system of public libraries in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
During the 2003 Ontario Public Library Week (October 20 to 26), the library was rebranded with a new logo, and changed its name from the Brampton Public Library to Brampton Library.
The library has eight branches, with a collection of more than 562,000 books, magazines, large-print materials, audiobooks, and DVDs. It has a staff of 160 full-time and part-time employees.[citation needed]
Todd Kyle is the chief executive officer of the Brampton Library.
In 1858, a library was founded and run by the Mechanic's Institute. Its 360 volumes, plus a federal grant of $160, were the starting blocks for the first actual public library in Brampton, founded in 1887 in the Golding Building on Queen Street.[citation needed] As printing presses were still relatively expensive to operate, and thus book prices high, the facility had written contracts with patrons to check out books. Only the librarian and library board members were allowed to take books off the shelves.[citation needed]
In 1902, the library was one of several public libraries to receive a grant from American industrialist Andrew Carnegie to build a new library. After a meeting with the Brampton Board of Trade's R.J. Copeland, and a promise from the city to increase its funding from $1000 to $1250 a year, Carnegie provided another $12,500 for the facility.[citation needed]
In 1946, the Brampton Library began letting residents under the age of 16 sign out books from the collection.[citation needed]
During the 1960s and 1970s, the system expanded to fit the needs of a growing population. The expansion included the Northwood Park Branch, South Branch, and Heart Lake Branch. The Heart Lake later became Cyril Clark Branch.[citation needed]
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Brampton Library
The Brampton Library is a system of public libraries in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
During the 2003 Ontario Public Library Week (October 20 to 26), the library was rebranded with a new logo, and changed its name from the Brampton Public Library to Brampton Library.
The library has eight branches, with a collection of more than 562,000 books, magazines, large-print materials, audiobooks, and DVDs. It has a staff of 160 full-time and part-time employees.[citation needed]
Todd Kyle is the chief executive officer of the Brampton Library.
In 1858, a library was founded and run by the Mechanic's Institute. Its 360 volumes, plus a federal grant of $160, were the starting blocks for the first actual public library in Brampton, founded in 1887 in the Golding Building on Queen Street.[citation needed] As printing presses were still relatively expensive to operate, and thus book prices high, the facility had written contracts with patrons to check out books. Only the librarian and library board members were allowed to take books off the shelves.[citation needed]
In 1902, the library was one of several public libraries to receive a grant from American industrialist Andrew Carnegie to build a new library. After a meeting with the Brampton Board of Trade's R.J. Copeland, and a promise from the city to increase its funding from $1000 to $1250 a year, Carnegie provided another $12,500 for the facility.[citation needed]
In 1946, the Brampton Library began letting residents under the age of 16 sign out books from the collection.[citation needed]
During the 1960s and 1970s, the system expanded to fit the needs of a growing population. The expansion included the Northwood Park Branch, South Branch, and Heart Lake Branch. The Heart Lake later became Cyril Clark Branch.[citation needed]