Pembroke Public Library

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Services

The Pembroke Public Library offers many useful services to the city of Pembroke and its surrounding area. Some of these services include:

  • A comprehensive online catalogue search[1]
  • Inter-library loans,[2] which can be requested in person or online, if the library does not have the item you require
  • Personalized delivery to those who are homebound[3]
  • The ability to renew materials in person, online, or by phone[4]
  • The ability to make genealogical requests, in person or online[5]
  • Links to homework help online for teens[4]
  • Various services for teachers, parents/home schooling, and newcomers[1]
  • Non-resident memberships[6]

Programming and Events

Besides these services, the Pembroke Public Library has a considerable amount of programming and events available to the community. Some programming is for everyone, such as the gardening and healthy cooking club,[7] and some programs are targeted for adults and for children separately. Programs for adults include four different book clubs and a writer's club.[8][9] Programs for children include a Lego Club, Nintendo Wii available to play every second Saturday, many various seasonal programs,[4] and two children's book clubs.[10] Library tours are available for school classes as well.[11] See the library's website for complete details on the many events happening each month.

Building

The current building was designed by Francis Sullivan,[12] a contemporary of Frank Lloyd Wright. The building was designated under Part 4 of the Ontario Heritage Act in 1991.[12]

History

The library is a Carnegie library, having received a grant of $14,000 from the Carnegie Foundation on December 24, 1907.[13]

Subhash Mehta was the chief librarian of the Pembroke Public Library from 1970 to 2002.[14] The Subhash Mehta Memorial Reading Room is now dedicated to his memory.[15]

References

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See also

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