Richmond Hill Public Library
- Richmond Hill Public Library
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library_name = Richmond Hill Public Library (RHPL)
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established = 1852 as a Mechanics Institute
num_branches = 4
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annual_circulation = 1.5 million
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website = http://rhpl.richmondhill.on.ca/RHPL/The Richmond Hill Public Library is the organisation that runs public libraries in the town of Richmond Hill, Ontario.
History
The Richmond Hill Library Association formed in 1852 under the provisions of the previous year's provincial "An Act respecting Library Associations and Mechanics Institutes".[cite web|url = http://edrh.rhpl.richmondhill.on.ca/default.asp?ID=saf|title = Appendix F. Community Organizations|author = Robert M. Stamp|publisher = Town of Richmond Hill Public Library|date = 1991|work = Early Days in Richmond Hill - A History of the Community to 1930] The Library Association marged itself with the local Mechanics Institute in 1858. In 1870, the two organizations split over a disagreement about the user fees, which the Library Association did not support but the Mechanics Institute did.]By the end of the 19th century, it was transformed to an organization that did not require membership fee. The New Richmond Hill District Public Library, with a collection of 5,000 books, was established in the new Masonic Hall on Yonge Street.
Location
Membership
Library cards are issued without charge to individuals who live, work, study or pay land taxes in the town of Richmond Hill, or in the communities within the York Public Libraries Network (YPLN), which includes Aurora, Markham, Newmarket, and Vaughan. Replacement cards are issued at the cost of $1. To obtain an adult library card, a valid piece of I.D. with name and current address is required. However, RHPL does accept student card and Transit I.D. for students aged 13 to 17. Members require to verify address and phone number annually.
Services
* Wi-Fi Access [cite web|url = http://www.rhpl.richmondhill.on.ca/WhatsNew/wifiAccess.cfm|title = Free WiFi Access Service at the Central Library|publisher = Town of Richmond Hill Public Library]
* Computer Access (Linux terminals with web browser, OpenOffice and other applications)
* Ask a Librarian (online reference)
* Bestseller Book Express
* Business Resources
* Community Information
* Job/Career Resources
* Visiting Library Service (for Shut-in clientèles)
* Local History/Genealogy
* Children's & Adult Programs
* Meeting Room Rentals
* Exhibits
References
External links
* [http://rhpl.richmondhill.on.ca/RHPL/ Richmond Hill Public Library]
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