Halifax Public Libraries
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Halifax Public Libraries (HPL) is a Canadian public library system serving residents of Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is the largest public library system in Nova Scotia,[3] with over 2.8 million visits to library branches and 172,520 active registered borrowers or 44% of the municipality's population.[4] With roots that trace back to the establishment of the Citizens' Free Library in 1864,[5] the current library system was created in 1996 during municipal amalgamation, and now consists of 14 branches and a collection of almost 1 million items.[6]
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![]() Clockwise from top right: Cole Harbour, Central, Musquodoboit Harbour, Sackville, and Shatford Memorial branches. | |
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Location | 5440 Spring Garden Road Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1E9, Canada |
Established | 1864 (Citizens Free Library), 1996 (Halifax Public Libraries merger) |
Reference to legal mandate | Libraries Act (Nova Scotia), 1989 |
Branches | 14 |
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Items collected | business directories, phone books, maps, government publications, books, periodicals, genealogy, local history, |
Size | ~1,164,600 items |
Access and use | |
Circulation | 4,709,496 (2013-14)[1] |
Population served | 414,400 |
Other information | |
Director | Asa Kachan, Chief Librarian & CEO[2] |
Website | Halifax Public Libraries |
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