Burnaby Public Library

Burnaby Public Library

Infobox_Library
library_name = Burnaby Public Library
library_
established = 1954
num_branches = 4
collection_size = 703,000 [ [http://bpl.bc.ca/aboutlib.htm BPL 2005 Annual Report] ]
annual_circulation = 3,880,428
pop_served = 202,966
budget = CA $8,958,938
director = Sharon Freeman [ [http://bpl.bc.ca/liboard.htm Members of the Library Board] ]
num_employees = 120.59 (FTE)
website = [http://bpl.bc.ca/ bpl.bc.ca]

Burnaby Public Library or BPL is a public library that serves Burnaby, British Columbia and the surrounding Lower Mainland.

History

Burnaby's first library was founded in 1927 as the North Burnaby Library Association. In 1954, a munipical bylaw was enacted to officially establish the Burnaby Public Library.

Branches

The library has four branches:
* Metrotown (Bob Prittie) - coord|49|13|41.2|N|123|0|23.1|W
* McGill - coord|49|16|57.2|N|123|0|1.9|W
* Kingsway - coord|49|13|4.9|N|122|57|15.9|W
* Cameron - coord|49|15|13.5|N|122|53|54.3|W

References

External links

* [http://www.bpl.bc.ca/ Official site]


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