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Coquitlam Public Library 
Established 1969 as part of "Centennial Community Library" and 1978 as a separate entity Branches 2 Collection Size 243,217 Access and use Circulation 1,224,514 Population served 120,512 population[1]
73,524 patronsOther information Budget CA $4,199,977 Director Rhian Piprell Staff 80 Website library.coquitlam.bc.ca Coquitlam Public Library is a public library that serves Coquitlam, British Columbia and in 2008 had a budget of $4,199,977. The library was established as part of the Centennial School Library in 1969. A public Library Board was established in 1977 and the library moved out of Centennial School and into two branches, Ridgeway and Cottonwood, in 1978. A third branch, Lincoln, in the northeast sector of Coquitlam, was opened in 1981. The Ridgeway and Cottonwood branches were eventually amalgamated when the City of Coquitlam built the Poirier Branch in 1989. The Lincoln Branch was moved to its present City Hall location in 1998.[2] The Poirier Branch was extensively renovated and expanded in 2008-2009.
On February 16, 2011 the city announced that it had purchased the ground floor portion of a building two blocks south of City Hall to serve as the new City Centre Public Library.[3] The new location will nearly triple the library's space to 31,000 square feet, and the $15 million cost for the facility and expansion will come primarily from revenues collected from Boulevard Casino.[4]
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Amenities
Coquitlam Public Library provides a variety of materials and services, including:[5]
- DVDs, music CDs, books on CD and tape
- Downloadable audiobooks and ebooks
- Online databases
- Free wireless and internet access computers
- Adult, teen and children's programs
- Delivery service for the disabled
- Book drops
Branches
The library has two branches:
References
- ^ BC Stats: 2007 Municipal Population Estimates Retrieved on 17 February 2009
- ^ City of Coquitlam: 2008 CPL Annual Report
- ^ City of Coquitlam: City of Coquitlam Purchases Building for New City Centre Library 16 February 2011
- ^ The Tri-City News: New library branch for Coquitlam City Centre 17 February 2011
- ^ City of Coquitlam: Libraries Retrieved on 4 January 2009
External links
Categories:- Culture of Coquitlam
- Buildings and structures in Coquitlam
- Public libraries in British Columbia
- Library building and structure stubs
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