| 词条 | Kitchener Public Library | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| library_name = Kitchener Public Library | library_logo = | image = Central Library Kitchener Ontario April 2015.jpg | image_size = 250 | caption = Central Library in downtown Kitchener | location = 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener, Ontario N2H 2H1 | established = 1884 | num_branches = 5 | items_collected = business directories, phone books, maps, government publications, books, periodicals, genealogy, local history, | collection_size = 580,000 books 5,000 audiovisuals 107,000 square feet | annual_circulation = 2,000,000 | pop_served = 200,000 1,000,000 (annual visits) 600,000 (annual web visits) | budget = $9.2m | director = Mary Chevreau | num_employees = | website = {{URL|http://www.kpl.org/}} }} The Kitchener Public Library is the public library system for the city of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. It consists of five libraries; a large Central Library in the downtown core, with four Community Libraries spread out to provide services for the neighbourhoods of Kitchener. HistoryThe main branch of the Kitchener Public Library opened at 85 Queen Street in May 1962. The present library replaced the Berlin Public Library which originally opened in 1884 with a collection of 2,855 volumes on the first floor of the town hall. The Berlin Public Library was moved when it became a became a Carnegie library, opening on January 8, 1904, which was located at Queen and Weber.[1] The Carnegie library was demolished following the opening of the new location in 1962.[2] ExpansionIn 2010 the main branch underwent a $40 million 25,000-square-foot expansion. Completed in 2013, the project increased floor space by 30% (from around 82,000 square feet to 107,000 square feet), and made the entire building wheelchair accessible.[3] Designed by Levitt Goodman Architects, the building was awarded a 2015 Library Architectural and Design Transformation award by the Ontario Library Association.[4] In 2015 the Kitchener Public Library became the first library in Canada to lend out internet Hotspots.[5] Services
BranchesThe Kitchener Public Library system consists of a Central Library in the downtown core, and four Community Library locations throughout the City. The Central Library was completely renovated and expanded in 2014.
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References1. ^Uttley, W. V. A History of Kitchener, Ontario. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1975 2. ^{{cite web|last1=Bushell|first1=Gayle|title=Berlin (Kitchener) Carnegie Library|url=http://publish.uwo.ca/~gbushel/carnegielibrariesofwaterlooregion/waterlooregioncarnegielibraries/berlinkitchener.html|website=publish.uwo.ca|publisher=University of Western Ontario|accessdate=16 April 2017|date=2011}} 3. ^{{cite news|last1=Pender|first1=T|title=Kitchener library expansion underway|url=http://www.therecord.com/news-story/2575076-kitchener-library-expansion-underway/|accessdate=16 April 2017|work=The Record|date=18 May 2011}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Building Award Winners|url=http://www.accessola.org/web/OLA/Membership/Awards_ola/Recipients/Building_Award_Winners.aspx|website=www.accessola.org|publisher=OLA|accessdate=16 April 2017}} 5. ^Thompson, Catherine. "KPL Is First Library in Canada to Lend out Internet Hot Spot Devices." Waterloo Regional Record, 8 Oct. 2015. External links
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