General Information Canadian Public Library Statistics 2001 LIBRARIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER POPULATION RESPONDING POSTAL STREET CITY PROVINCE LIBRARIES CODE Ajax Public Library (ON) 70,000 x 65 Harwood Ave. S. Ajax Ontario L1S 2H8 Albert-Westmorland-Kent Library Region (NB) 180,753 x 201-644 Main St. Moncton New Brunswick E1C 1E2 Annapolis Valley Regional Library (NS) 100,287 x 26 Bay Rd. Bridgetown Nova Scotia B0S 1C0 Barrie Public Library (ON) 120,000 x 60 Worsley St. Barrie Ontario L4M 1L6 Brampton Public Library (ON) 320,000 x 65 Queen St. E. Brampton Ontario L6W 3L6 Brantford Public Library (ON) 86,417 x 173 Colborne St. Brantford Ontario N3T 2G8 Burlington Public Library (ON) 156,000 x 2331 New St. Burlington Ontario L7R 1J4 Burnaby Public Library (BC) 192,392 x 6100 Willingdon Ave. Burnaby British Columbia V5H 4N5 Calgary Public Library (AB) 876,519 x 616 Macleod Trail S.E. Calgary Alberta T2G 2M2 Cambridge Public Library (ON) 113,000 x 1 North Square Cambridge Ontario N1S 2K6 Cape Breton Regional Library (NS) 126,331 x 50 Falmouth St. Sydney Nova Scotia B1P 6X9 Chaleur Library Region (NB) 126,849 x 88 Sister Green Rd. Campbellton New Brunswick E3N 5B8 Chatham-Kent Public Library (ON) 110,000 x 120 Queen St. Chatham Ontario N7M 2G6 Chinook Regional Library (SK) 51,352 x 1240 Chaplin St. W. Swift Current Saskatchewan S9H 0G8 Clarington Public Library (ON) 72,000 x 62 Temperance St. Bowmanville Ontario L1C 3A8 Colchester-East Hants Regional Library (NS) 69,975 x 754 Prince St. Truro Nova Scotia B2N 1G9 Coquitlam Public Library (BC) 112,000 x 575 Poirier St. Coquitlam British Columbia V3J 6A9 Edmonton Public Library (AB) 666,104 x 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square Edmonton Alberta T5J 2V4 Fort McMurray Public Library 51,406 x 9907 Franklin Ave. Fort McMurray Alberta T9H 2K4 Fraser Valley Regional Library (BC) 605,668 x 34589 Delair Rd. Abbotsford British Columbia V2S 5Y1 Halifax Regional Library (NS) 359,183 x 60 Alderney Dr. Dartmouth Nova Scotia B2Y 4P8 Hamilton Public Library (ON) 490,270 x 55 York Blvd., P.O. Box 2700 Hamilton Ontario L8N 4E4 Haut-Saint-Jean Regional Library (NB) 47,876 x 540 Rue Principale Saint-Basile New Brunswick E7C 1J5 Kingston Frontenac Public Library (ON) 138,606 x 130 Johnson St. Kingston Ontario K7L 1X8 Kitchener Public Library (ON) 186,400 x 85 Queen St. N. Kitchener Ontario N2H 2H1 Lambton County Library (ON) 125,000 x 787 Broadway St. Wyoming Ontario N0N 1T0 Laval - Service de la culture, des loisirs et de la vie communautaire (QC) 349,910 x 4, Place Laval, CP422, Succ St-Martin Laval Quebec H7V 3Z4 London Public Library (ON) 331,000 x 305 Queens Ave. London Ontario N6B 3L7 Markham Public Libraries (ON) 208,615 x 100-445 Apple Creek Blvd. Markham Ontario L3R 9X7 Medicine Hat Public Library (AB) 50,152 x 414 First St. S.E. Medicine Hat Alberta T1A 0A8 Mississauga Library System (ON) 623,500 x 301 Burnhamthorpe Rd. W. Mississauga Ontario L5B 3Y3 Montréal, Bibliothèque de (QC) 1,029,828 x 5650, rue d'iberville,suite 400 Montréal Québec H2G 3E4 1-1
General Information Canadian Public Library Statistics 2001 LIBRARIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER POPULATION RESPONDING POSTAL STREET CITY PROVINCE LIBRARIES CODE New Westminster Public Library (BC) 54,897 x 716 6th Ave. New Westminster British Columbia V3M 2B3 Newmarket Public Library (ON) 70,000 x 438 Park Ave. Newmarket Ontario L3Y 1W1 Niagara Falls Public Library (ON) 79,700 x 4848 Victoria Ave. Niagara Falls Ontario L2E 4C5 North Vancouver District Public Library (BC) 86,800 x 1280 East 27th St. North Vancouver British Columbia V7J 1S1 Oakville Public Library (ON) 144,100 x 120 Navy St. Oakville Ontario L6J 2Z4 Okanagan Regional Library District (BC) 320,396 x 1430 KLO Rd. Kelowna British Columbia V1W 3P6 Oshawa Public Library (ON) 146,000 x 65 Bagot St. Oshawa Ontario L1H 1N2 Ottawa Public Library (ON) 790,000 x 120 Metcalfe St. Ottawa Ontario K1P 5M2 Palliser Regional Library (SK) 58,840 x 366 Coteau St. W. Moose Jaw Saskatchewan S6H 6Y2 Parkland Regional Library (SK) 92,228 x Box 5049 Yorkton Saskatchewan S3N 0L9 Peterborough Public Library (ON) 75,000 x 345 Aylmer St. N. Peterborough Ontario K9H 3V7 Pickering Public Library (ON) 89,400 x 1 The Esplanade Pickering Ontario L1V 6K7 Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library (NS) 68,272 x 182 Dalhousie St. New Glasgow Nova Scotia B2H 5E3 Prince George Public Library (BC) 94,929 x 887 Dominion St. Prince George British Columbia V2L 5L1 Provincial Resource Library (NF) 99,182 x Arts and Culture Centre St. John's Newfoundland A1B 3A3 Red Deer Public Library (AB) 68,308 x 4818 49 St. Red Deer Alberta T4N 1T9 Regina Public Library (SK) 190,400 x 2311 12th Ave. Regina Saskatchewan S4P 3Z5 Richmond Hill Public Library (ON) 143,800 x 1 Atkinson St. Richmond Hill Ontario L4C 0H5 Richmond Public Library (BC) 164,010 x 100-7700 Minoru Gate Richmond British Columbia V6Y 1R9 Saint John Library Region (NB) 168,167 x 1 Market Square Saint John New Brunswick E2M 4V4 Saskatoon Public Library (SK) 206,627 x 311 23rd St. E. Saskatoon Saskatchewan S7K 0J6 Sault Ste Marie Public Library (ON) 79,039 x 50 East St. Sault Ste. Marie Ontario P6A 3C3 South Shore Regional Library (NS) 59,978 x P.O. Box 34 Bridgewater Nova Scotia B4V 2W6 Southeast Regional Library (SK) 95,747 x 49 Bison Ave. Weyburn Saskatchewan S4H 0H9 Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry County Library (ON) 63,212 x 20 Pitt St. Cornwall Ontario K6J 3P2 Strathcona County Library (AB) 69,268 x 2020 Sherwood Dr. Sherwood Park Alberta T8A 5P7 St. Albert Public Library (AB) 53,081 x 5 St. Anne St. St. Albert Alberta T8N 3Z9 St. Catharines Public Library (ON) 130,000 x 54 Church St. St. Catharines Ontario L2R 7K2 Surrey Public Library (BC) 347,825 x 13742 72nd Ave. Surrey British Columbia V3W 2P4 Thompson-Nicola Regional District Library System (BC) 130,194 x 300 465 Victoria St. Kamloops British Columbia V2C 2A9 Thunder Bay Public Library (ON) 122,000 x 285 Red River Rd. Thunder Bay Ontario P7B 1A9 Toronto Public Library (ON) 2,481,494 x 789 Yonge Street Toronto Ontario M4W 2G8 1-2
General Information Canadian Public Library Statistics 2001 LIBRARIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER POPULATION RESPONDING POSTAL STREET CITY PROVINCE LIBRARIES CODE Vancouver Island Regional Library (BC) 428,588 x 6250 Hammond Bay Rd. Nanaimo British Columbia V9R 5N3 Vancouver Public Library (BC) 571,708 x 350 West Georgia St. Vancouver British Columbia V6B 6B1 Vaughan Public Libraries (ON) 202,836 x 900 Clark Ave. W. Thornhill Ontario L4J 8C1 Victoria (Greater) Public Library (BC) 259,023 x 735 Broughton St. Victoria British Columbia V8W 3H2 Wapiti Regional Library (SK) 115,330 x 145 12th St. E. Prince Albert Saskatchewan S6V 1B7 Waterloo Public Library (ON) 100,310 x 35 Albert St. Waterloo Ontario N2L 5E2 Western Counties Regional Library (NS) 64,812 x 405 Main St. Yarmouth Nova Scotia B5A 1G3 Wheatland Regional Library (SK) 86,105 x 806 Duchess St. Saskatoon Saskatchewan S7K 0R3 Whitby Public Library (ON) 92,000 x 405 Dundas St. W. Whitby Ontario L1N 6A1 Windsor Public Library (ON) 200,000 x 850 Ouellette Ave. Windsor Ontario N9A 4M9 Winnipeg Public Library (MB) 619,544 x 251 Donald St. Winnipeg Manitoba R3C 3P5 York Regional Library (NB) 201,621 x 4 Carleton St. Fredericton New Brunswick E3B 5P4 TOTAL OF LIBRARIES REPORTING 17,932,164 76 1-3
General Information Canadian Public Library Statistics 2001 LIBRARIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER DIRECTOR'S NAME DIRECTOR'S PHONE DIRECTOR'S FAX NUMBER NUMBER DIRECTOR'S E-MAIL ADDRESS Ajax Public Library (ON) Geoffrey P. Nie 905-683-6632 905-683-6944 nie@townofajax.com Albert-Westmorland-Kent Library Region (NB) Claude Potvin 506-869-6032 506-869-6022 claude.potvin@gnb.ca Annapolis Valley Regional Library (NS) David Witherly 902-665-2995 902-665-4899 davidw@nsar.library.ns.ca Barrie Public Library (ON) Al Davis 705-728-1010 705-728-4322 adavis@city.barrie.on.ca Brampton Public Library (ON) Adele Kostiak 905-793-4636 905-453-4602 akostiak@bramlib.on.ca Brantford Public Library (ON) Wendy Newman 519-756-2223 519-756-4979 wnewman@brantford.library.on.ca Burlington Public Library (ON) Wendy Schick 905-639-3611 905-681-7277 schickw@bpl.on.ca Burnaby Public Library (BC) Paul Whitney 604-436-5431 604-436-2961 pwhitney@bpl.burnaby.bc.ca Calgary Public Library (AB) Gerry Meek 403-260-2610 403-237-5393 gerry.meek@calgarypubliclibrary.com Cambridge Public Library (ON) Greg Hayton 519-621-0460 519-621-2080 ghayton@cambridge.library.on.ca Cape Breton Regional Library (NS) Ian R. MacIntosh 902-562-3279 902-564-0765 imacinto@nssc.library.ns.ca Chaleur Library Region (NB) Tina Bourgeois 506-789-6599 506-789-7318 tina.bourgeois@gnb.ca Chatham-Kent Public Library (ON) Sally E. Scherer 519-354-7352 519-354-2602 sallys@city.chatham-kent.on.ca Chinook Regional Library (SK) Michael J. Keaschuk 306-773-3186 306-773-0434 mkeaschuk@chinook.lib.sk.ca Clarington Public Library (ON) Patricia Enright 905-623-9742 905-623-9905 penright@clarington-library.on.ca Colchester-East Hants Regional Library (NS) Janet Pelley 902-895-4183 902-895-7149 jpelley@nstc.library.ns.ca Coquitlam Public Library (BC) Karen Harrison 604-937-4131 604-931-6739 kharrison@library.coquitlam.bc.ca Edmonton Public Library (AB) Linda C. Cook 780-496-7050 780-496-7097 lcook@epl.ca Fort McMurray Public Library Carol Cooley 780-743-7802 780-743-7938 carol@woodbuffalo.ab.ca Fraser Valley Regional Library (BC) Jean Dirksen 604-859-7141 604-859-4788 jean.dirksen@fvrl.bc.ca Halifax Regional Library (NS) Judith Hare 902-490-5868 902-490-5762 agjh3@nsh.library.ns.ca Hamilton Public Library (ON) Ken Roberts 905-546-3215 905-546-3202 kroberts@hpl.ca Haut-Saint-Jean Regional Library (NB) Johanne Jacob 506-263-3423 506-263-3425 johanne.jacob@gnb.ca Kingston Frontenac Public Library (ON) Deborah Defoe 613-549-8888 613-549-8476 ddefoe@kfpl.library.on.ca Kitchener Public Library (ON) Margaret Walshe 519-743-0491 519-743-1261 pwalshe@kpl.org Lambton County Library (ON) Robert Krieg 519-845-3324 519-845-0700 bkrieg@county-lambton.on.ca Laval - Service de la culture, des loisirs et de la vie communautaire (QC) Paul Lemay 450-662-4335 450-669-4729 p.lemay@ville.laval.qc.ca London Public Library (ON) Darrel R. Skidmore 519-661-5142 519-663-5396 darrel.skidmore@lpl.london.on.ca Markham Public Libraries (ON) Catherine Biss 905-513-7977 905-513-7984 cbiss@markham.library.on.ca Medicine Hat Public Library (AB) Rachel Sarjeant-Jenkins 403-502-8528 403-502-8529 racsar@city.medicine-hat.ab.ca Mississauga Library System (ON) Donald Mills 905-615-3601 905-615-3625 don.mills@city.mississauga.on.ca Montréal, Bibliothèque de (QC) Louise G. Labory 514-872-1608 514-872-4911 lglabory@ville.montreal.qc.ca 1-4
General Information Canadian Public Library Statistics 2001 LIBRARIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER DIRECTOR'S NAME DIRECTOR'S PHONE DIRECTOR'S FAX NUMBER NUMBER DIRECTOR'S E-MAIL ADDRESS New Westminster Public Library (BC) Ron Clancy 604-527-4675 604-527-4674 rclancy@nwpl.ca Newmarket Public Library (ON) Patricia G. Wilson 905-953-5110 905-953-5104 pgwilson@rogers.com Niagara Falls Public Library (ON) Joseph Longo 905-356-8080 905-356-7004 jlongo@niagarafalls.library.on.ca North Vancouver District Public Library (BC) Noreen A. Ballantyne 604-990-5803 604-984-7600 nballantyne@nvdpl.north-van.bc.ca Oakville Public Library (ON) Eleanor James 905-815-2029 905-815-2024 jamese@opl.on.ca Okanagan Regional Library District (BC) Lesley Dieno 250 860-4033 250-861-8696 ldieno@mail.orl.bc.ca Oshawa Public Library (ON) Wendy Brown 905-579-6111 905-433-8107 wbrown@oshawalibrary.on.ca Ottawa Public Library (ON) Barbara H. Clubb 613-236-0302 613-567-8815 barbara.clubb@library.ottawa.on.ca Palliser Regional Library (SK) Jan Smith 306-693-3669 306-692-5657 jsmith@palliser.lib.sk.ca Parkland Regional Library (SK) Deirdre Crichton 306-783-7022 306-782-2844 dcrichto@parkland.lib.sk.ca Peterborough Public Library (ON) Ken Doherty 705-745-6152 705-745-8958 kdoherty@city.peterborough.on.ca Pickering Public Library (ON) Cynthia Mearns 905-831-6265 905-831-6927 cynthiam@picnet.org Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library (NS) Eric Stackhouse 902-755-6031 902-755-6775 estackho@nsngp.library.ns.ca Prince George Public Library (BC) M. Edel Toner-Rogala 250-563-9251 250-563-0892 erogala@lib.pg.bc.ca Provincial Resource Library (NF) Michelle Walters 709-737-3946 709-737-2660 michellewalters@publib.nf.ca Red Deer Public Library (AB) Dean Frey 403-342-9102 403-341-3110 dfrey@rdpl.org Regina Public Library (SK) A. A. (Sandy) Cameron 306-777-6099 306-949-7263 scameron@reginalibrary.ca Richmond Hill Public Library (ON) Jane Horrocks 905-770-0310 905-770-0312 horrocks@richmondhill.library.on.ca Richmond Public Library (BC) Greg Buss 604-231-6418 604-273-0459 greg.buss@yourlibrary.ca Saint John Library Region (NB) Pamela Stevens-Earle 506-643-7220 506-643-7225 pamela.stevens-earle@gnb.ca Saskatoon Public Library (SK) Zenon Zuzak 306-975-7575 306-975-7542 zenon@publib.saskatoon.sk.ca Sault Ste Marie Public Library (ON) Wilhelm Eisenbichler 705-759-5246 705-759-8752 w.eisenbichler@cityssm.on.ca South Shore Regional Library (NS) Janet Clark 902-543-2548 902-543-8191 jclark@nsbs.library.ns.ca Southeast Regional Library (SK) Allan Johnson 306-848-3101 306-842-2665 allan@southeast.lib.sk.ca Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry County Library (ON) Rudi Denham 613-936-8777 613-936-2532 rdenham@sdglibrary.ca Strathcona County Library (AB) Sharon Siga 780-449-5814 780-467-6861 ssiga@sclibrary.ab.ca St. Albert Public Library (AB) Pamela Forsyth 780-459-1681 780-458-5772 pforsyth@sapl.ab.ca St. Catharines Public Library (ON) Lilita Stripnieks 905-688-6103 905-688-6292 lstripnieks@stcatharines.library.on.ca Surrey Public Library (BC) Beth Barlow 604-572-8269 604-596-8523 babarlow@city.surrey.bc.ca Thompson-Nicola Regional District Library System (BC) Alice Dalton 250-374-8866 250-374-8355 adalton@tnrdlib.bc.ca Thunder Bay Public Library (ON) Barry Holmes 807-684-6802 807-344-5119 bholmes@tbpl.thunder-bay.on.ca Toronto Public Library (ON) Josephine Bryant 416-393-7032 416-393-7083 jbryant@tpl.toronto.on.ca 1-5
General Information Canadian Public Library Statistics 2001 LIBRARIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER DIRECTOR'S NAME DIRECTOR'S PHONE DIRECTOR'S FAX NUMBER NUMBER DIRECTOR'S E-MAIL ADDRESS Vancouver Island Regional Library (BC) Penny Grant 250-758-4697 250-758-2482 pgrant@virl.bc.ca Vancouver Public Library (BC) Madeleine Aalto 604-331-4003 604-331-4080 madgeaal@vpl.ca Vaughan Public Libraries (ON) Rosemary Bonanno 905-709-1106 905-709-1530 rosemary.bonanno@city.vaughan.on.ca Victoria (Greater) Public Library (BC) Sandra Anderson 250-384-5222 250-385-5971 sandra@gvpl.ca Wapiti Regional Library (SK) Kevin Phillip 306-764-0712 306-922-1516 kphillip@panet.pa.sk.ca Waterloo Public Library (ON) Joanne Tate 519-886-1758 519-886-7936 jtate@wpl.ca Western Counties Regional Library (NS) Trudy Amirault 902-742-2486 902-742-6920 tamiraul@nsy.library.ns.ca Wheatland Regional Library (SK) Bruce Cameron 306-652-5077 306-931-7611 bcameron@wheatland.sk.ca Whitby Public Library (ON) Ian Ross 905-668-6541 905-668-7445 iross@whitbylibrary.on.ca Windsor Public Library (ON) Steve Salmons 519-255-6770 519-255-7207 ssalmons@city.windsor.on.ca Winnipeg Public Library (MB) Rick Walker 204-986-6472 204-942-5671 rwalker@city.winnipeg.mb.ca York Regional Library (NB) Laurette Mackey 506-453-5380 506-457-4878 laurette.mackey@gnb.ca TOTAL OF LIBRARIES REPORTING 1-6
General Information Canadian Public Library Statistics 2001 LIBRARIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER WEB ADDRESS (URL) TOTAL NUMBER OF TOTAL SPACE % OF TOTAL SPACE LOCATIONS (SQ FT) THAT IS LEASED Ajax Public Library (ON) www.townofajax.com/library 4 27,600 18.0 Albert-Westmorland-Kent Library Region (NB) www.gnb.ca/0003/awk.html 15 62,035 Annapolis Valley Regional Library (NS) www.valleylibrary.ca 14 21,643 Barrie Public Library (ON) www.library.barrie.on.ca 1 41,500 Brampton Public Library (ON) www.bramlib.on.ca 5 130,501 40.0 Brantford Public Library (ON) www.brantford.library.on.ca 2 49,625 Burlington Public Library (ON) www.bpl.on.ca 6 72,580 21.0 Burnaby Public Library (BC) www.bpl.burnaby.bc.ca 4 99,000 Calgary Public Library (AB) www.calgarypubliclibrary.com 17 368,004 3.2 Cambridge Public Library (ON) www.library.cambridge.on.ca 4 68,564 Cape Breton Regional Library (NS) www.cbrl.ca 13 37,647 29.0 Chaleur Library Region (NB) www.gnb.ca/0003/chaleur.html 11 41,290 Chatham-Kent Public Library (ON) www.city.chatham-kent.on.ca/library 12 960,000 Chinook Regional Library (SK) www.city.swift-current.sk.ca/city/chinook/chinook.htm 36 30,094 6.7 Clarington Public Library (ON) www.clarington-library.on.ca 4 24,432 17.0 Colchester-East Hants Regional Library (NS) cehlibrary.ednet.ns.ca/ 5 13,625 Coquitlam Public Library (BC) www.library.coquitlam.bc.ca 2 39,000 2.4 Edmonton Public Library (AB) www.epl.ca 16 350,970 22.0 Fort McMurray Public Library www.woodbuffalo.ab.ca/library 1 20,000 100.0 Fraser Valley Regional Library (BC) www.fvrl.bc.ca 23 192,931 Halifax Regional Library (NS) www.halifax.library.ns.ca 15 212,186 49.3 Hamilton Public Library (ON) www.hpl.ca 27 325,052 13.0 Haut-Saint-Jean Regional Library (NB) www.gnb.ca/0003/hsj.html 6 35,583 Kingston Frontenac Public Library (ON) www.kfpl.library.on.ca 17 99,161 8.0 Kitchener Public Library (ON) www.kpl.org 4 105,050 6.0 Lambton County Library (ON) www.lambtonlibrary.org 28 78,750 3.6 Laval - Service de la culture, des loisirs et de la vie communautaire (QC) pages.infinit.net/lavalbib/english/index.html 10 92,960 53.0 London Public Library (ON) discover.lpl.london.on.ca 16 197,250 16.7 Markham Public Libraries (ON) www.city.markham.on.ca/mpl/ 6 86,145 12.0 Medicine Hat Public Library (AB) www.mhpl.info 1 30,020 Mississauga Library System (ON) www.city.mississauga.on.ca/library 15 369,716 8.7 Montréal, Bibliothèque de (QC) www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/biblio 25 454,392 27.7 1-7
General Information Canadian Public Library Statistics 2001 LIBRARIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER WEB ADDRESS (URL) TOTAL NUMBER OF TOTAL SPACE % OF TOTAL SPACE LOCATIONS (SQ FT) THAT IS LEASED New Westminster Public Library (BC) www.nwpl.ca 1 41,000 Newmarket Public Library (ON) members.rogers.com/nplib/ 1 35,748 Niagara Falls Public Library (ON) www.nfpl.library.on.ca 3 58,819 North Vancouver District Public Library (BC) www.nvdpl.north-van.bc.ca 3 49,670 Oakville Public Library (ON) www.opl.on.ca 5 87,058 Okanagan Regional Library District (BC) checkout.orl.bc.ca/ 30 136,679 90.0 Oshawa Public Library (ON) www.city.oshawa.on.ca/com_res/library.html 3 82,000 Ottawa Public Library (ON) www.library.ottawa.on.ca 33 410,280 29.0 Palliser Regional Library (SK) www.palliser.lib.sk.ca 22 Parkland Regional Library (SK) www.parkland.lib.sk.ca 54 Peterborough Public Library (ON) www.peterborough.library.on.ca 2 50,000 3.0 Pickering Public Library (ON) www.picnet.org 5 45,000 Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library (NS) www.parl.ns.ca 8 21,524 25.0 Prince George Public Library (BC) www.lib.pg.bc.ca 2 37,000 14.0 Provincial Resource Library (NF) www.publib.nf.ca 3 23,696 15.0 Red Deer Public Library (AB) www.rdpl.org 2 47,000 3.0 Regina Public Library (SK) www.reginalibrary.ca 9 154,550 16.0 Richmond Hill Public Library (ON) www.rhpl.richmondhill.on.ca 3 74,566 8.0 Richmond Public Library (BC) www.yourlibrary.ca 3 66,983 6.0 Saint John Library Region (NB) www.gnb.ca/0003/sj.html 9 101,198 35.0 Saskatoon Public Library (SK) www.publib.saskatoon.sk.ca 7 140,900 Sault Ste Marie Public Library (ON) www.cityssm.on.ca/library/index.htm 3 42,062 11.0 South Shore Regional Library (NS) ssrl.library.ns.ca/ 6 1,228 52.0 Southeast Regional Library (SK) www.southeast.lib.sk.ca Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry County Library (ON) www.sdglibrary.ca 20 24,206 100.0 Strathcona County Library (AB) www.sclibrary.ab.ca 2 30,032 100.0 St. Albert Public Library (AB) www.sapl.ab.ca/ 1 25,500 100.0 St. Catharines Public Library (ON) www.stcatharines.library.on.ca 4 84,832 100.0 Surrey Public Library (BC) www.spl.surrey.bc.ca 9 108,200 10.0 Thompson-Nicola Regional District Library System (BC) www.tnrdlib.bc.ca 14 66,122 24.0 Thunder Bay Public Library (ON) www.tbpl.thunder-bay.on.ca 4 54,925 8.0 Toronto Public Library (ON) www.tpl.toronto.on.ca 103 1,766,770 5.8 1-8
General Information Canadian Public Library Statistics 2001 LIBRARIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER WEB ADDRESS (URL) TOTAL NUMBER OF TOTAL SPACE % OF TOTAL SPACE LOCATIONS (SQ FT) THAT IS LEASED Vancouver Island Regional Library (BC) www.virl.bc.ca 38 145,490 86.0 Vancouver Public Library (BC) www.vpl.ca 22 483,488 8.2 Vaughan Public Libraries (ON) www.vaughanpl.com 6 84,400 Victoria (Greater) Public Library (BC) www.gvpl.ca 7 120,077 3.0 Wapiti Regional Library (SK) www.panet.pa.sk.ca 56 18,786 Waterloo Public Library (ON) www.wpl.ca 2 38,800 Western Counties Regional Library (NS) www.westerncounties.ca/ 10 45,184 11.0 Wheatland Regional Library (SK) www.wheatland.sk.ca 63 Whitby Public Library (ON) www.whitbylibrary.on.ca 4 27,124 15.0 Windsor Public Library (ON) www.windsorpubliclibrary.com 9 148,273 1.0 Winnipeg Public Library (MB) wpl.city.winnipeg.mb.ca 20 302,703 20.0 York Regional Library (NB) www.gnb.ca/0003/york.html 22 103,964 TOTAL OF LIBRARIES REPORTING 998 10,123,143 1-9
Annual Activity Canadian Public Library Statistics 2001 REGISTERED BORROWERS ANNUAL VISITS ANNUAL HOURS ANNUAL CIRCULATION INTER LOANS BORROWED FROM LIBRARIES LOANED TO LIBRARIES ANNUAL IN-HOUSE USE # OF ITEMS 1,000,000 and over 2,481,494 Toronto Public Library (ON) 1,292,949 17,730,891 246,042 27,697,666 4,594 10,134 10,627,721 1,029,828 Montréal, Bibliothèque de (QC) 310,420 2,949,690 86,864 5,506,073 913 1,955 2,315,583 999,999 to 500,000 876,519 Calgary Public Library (AB) 434,298 5,125,939 43,300 11,657,785 3,706 2,847 5,851,990 790,000 Ottawa Public Library (ON) 400,000 4,857,788 77,800 6,954,246 4,627 3,185 2,196,688 666,104 Edmonton Public Library (AB) 219,630 4,517,142 42,994 7,496,508 3,602 2,103 1,867,950 623,500 Mississauga Library System (ON) 259,407 3,870,880 46,325 7,030,576 1,210 312 2,125,760 619,544 Winnipeg Public Library (MB) 357,448 3,000,000 44,597 5,461,166 1,273 3,321 605,668 Fraser Valley Regional Library (BC) 361,919 2,904,746 47,525 5,955,800 8,438 4,020 571,708 Vancouver Public Library (BC) 379,178 5,912,339 53,275 8,779,651 4,005 12,848 499,999 to 250,000 490,270 Hamilton Public Library (ON) 245,859 3,247,050 51,460 4,555,845 1,399 4,625 428,588 Vancouver Island Regional Library (BC) 197,962 60,150 4,166,779 6,313 1,716 359,183 Halifax Regional Library (NS) 160,861 2,120,009 33,834 3,880,678 2,146 5,108 1,503,268 349,910 Laval - Service de la culture... (QC) 77,127 2,140,956 23,950 2,140,956 615 276 469,804 347,825 Surrey Public Library (BC) 197,814 2,048,981 26,200 3,691,824 3,230 2,411 331,000 London Public Library (ON) 126,286 2,787,818 37,950 3,481,290 2,838 3,424 1,553,612 320,396 Okanagan Regional Library District (BC) 211,923 38,550 3,394,858 3,190 900 320,000 Brampton Public Library (ON) 101,868 1,632,200 10,400 1,934,228 1,701 1,316 744,600 259,023 Victoria (Greater) Public Library (BC) 140,878 2,210,212 18,967 3,816,396 5,155 2,698 1,350,232 2-1
Annual Activity Canadian Public Library Statistics 2001 REGISTERED BORROWERS ANNUAL VISITS ANNUAL HOURS ANNUAL CIRCULATION INTER LOANS BORROWED FROM LIBRARIES LOANED TO LIBRARIES ANNUAL IN-HOUSE USE # OF ITEMS 249,999 to 100,000 208,615 Markham Public Libraries (ON) 122,229 1,593,500 15,300 2,480,209 1,045 564 795,150 206,627 Saskatoon Public Library (SK) 133,039 1,811,940 20,575 3,609,033 8,292 3,513 1,946,464 202,836 Vaughan Public Libraries (ON) 94,654 867,025 14,600 1,216,969 283 591 585,850 201,621 York Regional Library (NB) 77,921 40,425 1,092,399 2,965 2,707 615,100 200,000 Windsor Public Library (ON) 106,031 966,650 25,100 1,308,425 1,223 116 725,700 192,392 Burnaby Public Library (BC) 145,000 1,766,241 15,288 3,437,230 1,529 6,135 190,400 Regina Public Library (SK) 116,048 1,236,075 20,200 2,581,930 7,945 11,247 186,400 Kitchener Public Library (ON) 58,257 1,061,504 12,700 1,624,919 743 1,448 651,386 180,753 Albert-Westmorland-Kent... Library (NB) 65,693 500,000 17,150 598,801 1,447 3,248 350,950 168,167 Saint John Library Region (NB) 64,170 17,975 642,656 2,555 2,919 164,010 Richmond Public Library (BC) 133,290 1,576,915 10,625 3,305,044 1,983 1,500 156,000 Burlington Public Library (ON) 65,752 1,041,000 10,350 1,681,000 1,503 2,503 400,000 146,000 Oshawa Public Library (ON) 72,815 531,596 3,016 947,507 1,476 641 120,330 144,100 Oakville Public Library (ON) 84,234 1,255,469 15,395 1,544,123 1,616 2,215 478,063 143,800 Richmond Hill Public Library (ON) 94,392 861,952 7,315 1,394,532 243 1,429 546,572 138,606 Kingston Frontenac Public Library (ON) 98,973 748,852 19,100 1,108,535 1,047 3,019 847,184 130,194 Thompson-Nicola... Library System (BC) 79,624 531,537 15,900 1,034,801 2,485 2,298 130,000 St. Catharines Public Library (ON) 72,016 574,964 8,175 1,287,523 1,712 1,566 720,044 126,849 Chaleur Library Region (NB) 38,989 18,625 420,489 4,062 1,138 204,550 126,331 Cape Breton Regional Library (NS) 30,274 384,852 25,000 443,129 1,071 2,141 125,788 125,000 Lambton County Library (ON) 45,535 597,324 34,850 1,010,329 2,788 642 352,144 122,000 Thunder Bay Public Library (ON) 43,152 688,896 10,250 846,153 1,113 4,324 493,116 120,000 Barrie Public Library (ON) 73,165 670,434 3,224 1,425,951 2,036 1,755 207,792 115,330 Wapiti Regional Library (SK) 63,864 21,000 981,093 5,635 4,087 113,000 Cambridge Public Library (ON) 55,596 767,450 10,900 964,416 1,205 1,540 234,950 112,000 Coquitlam Public Library (BC) 88,763 488,963 6,024 1,075,852 1,387 3,274 110,000 Chatham-Kent Public Library (ON) 52,271 372,788 17,056 690,093 814 814 362,440 100,310 Waterloo Public Library (ON) 50,017 412,932 5,258 815,197 1,323 1,493 191,680 100,287 Annapolis Valley Regional Library (NS) 15,857 211,796 19,368 534,961 3,485 3,308 2-2
Annual Activity Canadian Public Library Statistics 2001 REGISTERED BORROWERS ANNUAL VISITS ANNUAL HOURS ANNUAL CIRCULATION INTER LOANS BORROWED FROM LIBRARIES LOANED TO LIBRARIES ANNUAL IN-HOUSE USE # OF ITEMS 99,999 to 50,000 99,182 Provincial Resource Library (NF) 31,882 5,590 320,032 2,727 6,053 33,490 95,747 Southeast Regional Library (SK) 58,511 182,000 38,925 639,562 4,106 5,087 94,929 Prince George Public Library (BC) 56,691 359,372 5,850 901,209 2,891 2,639 92,228 Parkland Regional Library (SK) 33,000 39,849 435,310 22,053 18,740 92,000 Whitby Public Library (ON) 50,027 401,388 10,530 646,930 876 745 297,284 89,400 Pickering Public Library (ON) 41,043 409,150 8,379 853,597 1,233 1,017 224,500 86,800 North Vancouver District... Library (BC) 69,955 939,755 9,850 1,448,857 2,450 3,836 297,450 86,417 Brantford Public Library (ON) 59,490 469,352 3,955 675,596 1,662 643 181,750 86,105 Wheatland Regional Library (SK) 37,025 31,496 521,969 6,616 551 14,492 79,700 Niagara Falls Public Library (ON) 32,182 583,000 7,425 567,823 1,669 2,049 285,750 79,039 Sault Ste Marie Public Library (ON) 32,274 349,960 7,400 632,627 1,248 2,769 133,224 75,000 Peterborough Public Library (ON) 49,853 362,388 3,197 513,606 1,599 1,252 204,256 72,000 Clarington Public Library (ON) 28,521 214,604 9,504 472,166 644 751 137,176 70,000 Newmarket Public Library (ON) 38,465 221,340 2,675 486,719 1,358 1,048 112,050 70,000 Ajax Public Library (ON) 42,997 298,945 7,384 484,498 160 514 77,500 69,975 Colchester-East Hants... Library (NS) 16,906 208,468 6,903 326,487 2,804 2,731 126,048 69,268 Strathcona County Library (AB) 10,788 325,256 3,943 767,225 738 453 143,208 68,308 Red Deer Public Library (AB) 29,305 595,146 6,604 665,301 1,087 410 68,272 Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library (NS) 21,543 235,092 13,400 352,084 4,703 1,645 99,788 64,812 Western Counties Regional Library (NS) 15,673 147,200 12,925 268,373 3,531 1,466 298,530 63,212 Stormont... County Library (ON) 11,460 108,628 18,300 168,416 2,855 866 191,620 59,978 South Shore Regional Library (NS) 11,253 87,644 6,866 237,061 2,202 2,290 96,250 58,840 Palliser Regional Library (SK) 24,924 18,685 497,705 2,876 7,713 54,897 New Westminster Public Library (BC) 48,940 592,601 3,450 760,217 2,752 2,240 53,081 St. Albert Public Library (AB) 28,005 252,964 3,050 698,229 530 1,048 147,213 51,406 Fort McMurray Public Library 7,500 125,000 2,948 202,860 1,066 1,275 51,352 Chinook Regional Library (SK) 40,206 361,658 9,271 2,000 50,152 Medicine Hat Public Library (AB) 9,196 224,718 3,175 488,763 21,494 12,731 514,180 47,876 Haut-Saint-Jean Regional Library (NB) 19,690 12,775 341,062 1,609 993 44,450 TOTAL OF LIBRARIES REPORTING 8,634,547 96,271,267 1,796,166 173,441,566 232,776 220,929 45,222,670 2-3
Annual Activity Canadian Public Library Statistics 2001 ANNUAL PROGRAMS TOTAL NUMBER ATTENDANCE ANNUAL ADDITIONS TOTAL HOLDINGS SUBSCRIPTIONS ANNUAL INFORMATION # OF # OF QUESTIONS # OF TITLES # OF ITEMS # OF TITLES # OF ITEMS TITLES COPIES 1,000,000 and over 2,481,494 Toronto Public Library (ON) 21,831 503,544 2,896,160 92,935 521,721 3,478,798 10,606,221 6,054 20,798 1,029,828 Montréal, Bibliothèque de (QC) 9,615 731,492 635,059 151,386 2,886,873 2,011 4,731 999,999 to 500,000 876,519 Calgary Public Library (AB) 6,466 221,620 1,938,699 29,966 268,440 2,054,454 1,393 4,914 790,000 Ottawa Public Library (ON) 9,387 863,356 94,592 223,366 1,355,627 2,435,866 3,828 18,000 666,104 Edmonton Public Library (AB) 4,186 139,661 1,281,492 59,920 254,377 483,199 1,650,858 1,300 120,501 623,500 Mississauga Library System (ON) 3,495 89,031 468,520 38,897 147,810 394,915 1,568,204 2,500 8,300 619,544 Winnipeg Public Library (MB) 2,522 55,380 334,971 40,366 183,927 444,471 1,638,618 1,075 4,118 605,668 Fraser Valley Regional Library (BC) 3,880 84,665 264,825 15,877 117,515 213,601 1,342,149 504 2,879 571,708 Vancouver Public Library (BC) 4,417 147,460 993,524 920,389 208,510 920,389 2,472,200 8,949 13,441 499,999 to 250,000 490,270 Hamilton Public Library (ON) 1,280 34,792 598,272 26,675 157,753 1,158,808 1,484,681 927 34,400 428,588 Vancouver Island Regional Library (BC) 1,187 20,410 289,885 29,600 103,229 225,515 1,172,571 650 3,110 359,183 Halifax Regional Library (NS) 4,826 116,611 203,433 25,754 166,726 403,005 1,239,145 1,661 5,030 349,910 Laval - Service de la culture... (QC) 109,274 115,674 14,734 35,082 284,447 677,230 565 1,510 347,825 Surrey Public Library (BC) 2,272 36,039 262,670 11,786 37,002 171,536 520,385 848 1,944 331,000 London Public Library (ON) 7,795 154,197 575,466 19,144 49,159 434,274 1,101,678 1,755 2,875 320,396 Okanagan Regional Library District (BC) 1,167 46,403 333,877 18,700 95,063 150,111 655,579 456 1,871 320,000 Brampton Public Library (ON) 1,074 38,587 270,800 15,802 64,882 235,549 557,926 2,000 3,914 259,023 Victoria (Greater) Public Library (BC) 3,678 24,299 330,980 37,393 82,265 340,000 891,004 630 1,467 2-4
Annual Activity Canadian Public Library Statistics 2001 ANNUAL PROGRAMS TOTAL NUMBER ATTENDANCE ANNUAL ADDITIONS TOTAL HOLDINGS SUBSCRIPTIONS ANNUAL INFORMATION # OF # OF QUESTIONS # OF TITLES # OF ITEMS # OF TITLES # OF ITEMS TITLES COPIES 249,999 to 100,000 208,615 Markham Public Libraries (ON) 2,866 50,324 493,232 18,542 44,848 264,486 517,530 510 916 206,627 Saskatoon Public Library (SK) 2,423 61,351 443,823 97,176 524,463 793,794 958 1,500 202,836 Vaughan Public Libraries (ON) 792 16,193 151,605 46,943 96,613 195,085 399,775 434 14,590 201,621 York Regional Library (NB) 2,629 56,030 62,469 39,210 515,162 339 200,000 Windsor Public Library (ON) 945 22,275 227,900 17,627 67,115 331,792 596,682 820 1,426 192,392 Burnaby Public Library (BC) 802 25,182 249,413 16,239 79,304 274,669 783,129 971 1,041 190,400 Regina Public Library (SK) 4,203 209,302 162,394 22,341 79,250 290,977 640,137 767 1,573 186,400 Kitchener Public Library (ON) 2,526 68,299 165,752 25,734 15,886 347,148 519,736 677 677 180,753 Albert-Westmorland-Kent... Library (NB) 1,183 16,496 31,662 14,603 26,552 243,000 405,077 260 582 168,167 Saint John Library Region (NB) 3,023 35,868 41,764 11,199 22,430 241,332 398,187 360 164,010 Richmond Public Library (BC) 1,897 55,269 204,409 17,749 67,950 165,702 440,957 296 722 156,000 Burlington Public Library (ON) 1,322 37,696 110,000 17,422 34,922 202,722 391,419 602 146,000 Oshawa Public Library (ON) 568 15,379 103,556 11,873 27,431 222,743 376,168 462 759 144,100 Oakville Public Library (ON) 2,251 53,856 148,058 39,319 57,624 208,379 436,204 340 2,213 143,800 Richmond Hill Public Library (ON) 796 15,521 196,976 33,954 59,827 183,484 346,688 2,898 3,094 138,606 Kingston Frontenac Public Library (ON) 1,092 14,531 188,193 3,400 110,960 290,853 589,455 302 450 130,194 Thompson-Nicola... Library System (BC) 657 13,702 55,401 39,133 164,170 289,776 303 671 130,000 St. Catharines Public Library (ON) 892 11,928 213,668 16,207 32,930 244,014 366,761 5,844 3,763 126,849 Chaleur Library Region (NB) 1,536 23,018 30,982 204,209 213,671 74 9,839 126,331 Cape Breton Regional Library (NS) 546 7,678 145,085 18,582 216,904 365 125,000 Lambton County Library (ON) 2,379 35,300 49,232 25,020 671,462 459 122,000 Thunder Bay Public Library (ON) 847 23,897 194,792 23,222 342,013 377 120,000 Barrie Public Library (ON) 354 9,745 67,621 16,258 26,564 142,512 205,717 381 400 115,330 Wapiti Regional Library (SK) 24,742 4,908 25,316 27,431 578,980 324 419 113,000 Cambridge Public Library (ON) 1,160 27,669 80,200 18,196 29,547 138,435 244,819 1,831 22,448 112,000 Coquitlam Public Library (BC) 749 25,492 72,458 3,593 8,909 127,413 250,357 274 376 110,000 Chatham-Kent Public Library (ON) 1,354 25,519 42,363 17,025 18,506 201,344 291,238 1,082 421 100,310 Waterloo Public Library (ON) 195 4,661 37,079 5,480 10,031 171,211 217,226 270 288 100,287 Annapolis Valley Regional Library (NS) 1,327 9,413 105,350 5,650 8,769 133,846 259,366 103 260 2-5
Annual Activity Canadian Public Library Statistics 2001 ANNUAL PROGRAMS TOTAL NUMBER ATTENDANCE ANNUAL ADDITIONS TOTAL HOLDINGS SUBSCRIPTIONS ANNUAL INFORMATION # OF # OF QUESTIONS # OF TITLES # OF ITEMS # OF TITLES # OF ITEMS TITLES COPIES 99,999 to 50,000 99,182 Provincial Resource Library (NF) 282 5,113 59,546 9,530 15,965 136,063 191,514 620 700 95,747 Southeast Regional Library (SK) 660 24,000 20,647 37,451 216,479 530,465 143 502 94,929 Prince George Public Library (BC) 942 21,175 65,982 10,687 32,961 141,911 235,974 1,058 8,181 92,228 Parkland Regional Library (SK) 297,673 92,000 Whitby Public Library (ON) 649 12,643 164,837 9,470 12,185 96,400 133,723 201 9,081 89,400 Pickering Public Library (ON) 942 13,944 85,400 16,654 26,540 125,513 202,752 285 428 86,800 North Vancouver District... Library (BC) 623 21,563 79,281 12,697 27,559 179,093 300,718 356 576 86,417 Brantford Public Library (ON) 429 8,285 72,540 9,985 21,235 156,323 212,224 396 473 86,105 Wheatland Regional Library (SK) 925 12,185 823 33,588 670,330 296 7,443 79,700 Niagara Falls Public Library (ON) 1,014 20,615 91,500 17,456 33,153 136,626 217,725 341 439 79,039 Sault Ste Marie Public Library (ON) 485 5,888 49,584 3,305 10,752 135,860 223,885 312 1,140 75,000 Peterborough Public Library (ON) 120 5,092 74,109 5,800 6,000 127,277 183,985 205 221 72,000 Clarington Public Library (ON) 497 8,024 58,396 8,594 19,028 88,496 141,013 131 205 70,000 Newmarket Public Library (ON) 1,089 22,720 29,353 9,052 9,063 139,480 174,859 2,390 4,074 70,000 Ajax Public Library (ON) 600 11,570 501,458 7,197 6,401 121,352 161,421 207 3,600 69,975 Colchester-East Hants... Library (NS) 367 6,568 14,496 6,694 126,251 275 327 69,268 Strathcona County Library (AB) 463 24,762 49,147 8,212 15,274 126,433 181,431 392 5,954 68,308 Red Deer Public Library (AB) 525 21,262 93,276 12,180 23,240 171,811 215,370 385 9,010 68,272 Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library (NS) 414 6,200 76,268 77,384 143,205 225 330 64,812 Western Counties Regional Library (NS) 1,015 17,702 31,109 4,614 13,840 94,720 144,342 171 352 63,212 Stormont... County Library (ON) 512 8,853 18,668 12,260 16,346 108,735 169,778 75 280 59,978 South Shore Regional Library (NS) 19 612 19,062 118,737 158 213 58,840 Palliser Regional Library (SK) 231 8,240 4,951 32,383 183,847 328,405 702 27,632 54,897 New Westminster Public Library (BC) 462 13,645 61,907 17,097 246,866 589 589 53,081 St. Albert Public Library (AB) 418 15,462 42,440 9,728 16,704 108,720 148,116 263 51,406 Fort McMurray Public Library 273 12,000 56,491 5,405 6,692 71,130 77,834 131 1,475 51,352 Chinook Regional Library (SK) 21,033 145,708 50,152 Medicine Hat Public Library (AB) 270 9,025 93,522 14,803 179,023 213 252 47,876 Haut-Saint-Jean Regional Library (NB) 583 25,820 19,974 13,784 134,465 134 321 TOTAL OF LIBRARIES REPORTING 145,201 3,888,027 18,671,962 2,070,265 4,551,611 18,979,318 53,491,824 70,078 406,394 2-6
Annual Activity Summary Canadian Public Library Statistics 2001 POPULATION GROUP POPULATION OF SERVICE 1,000,000 and over NOT APPLICABLE REGISTERED BORROWERS ANNUAL VISITS ANNUAL HOURS ANNUAL CIRCULATION INTER LOANS BORROWED FROM LIBRARIES LOANED TO LIBRARIES ANNUAL IN - HOUSE USE # OF ITEMS 999,999 to 500,000 Reporting libraries 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 Mean or average 679,006 344,554 4,312,691 50,831 7,619,390 3,837 4,091 3,010,597 High 876,519 434,298 5,912,339 77,800 11,657,785 8,438 12,848 5,851,990 Upper quartile (75%) 728,052 389,589 4,991,864 50,400 8,138,080 4,316 3,671 3,110,514 Median (50%) 623,500 361,919 4,517,142 46,325 7,030,576 3,706 3,185 2,161,224 Lower quartile (25%) 612,606 308,428 3,435,440 43,949 6,455,023 2,438 2,475 2,061,308 Low 571,708 219,630 2,904,746 42,994 5,461,166 1,210 312 1,867,950 499,999 to 250,000 Reporting libraries 9 9 7 9 9 9 9 5 Mean or average 356,244 162,286 2,312,461 33,496 3,451,428 2,954 2,497 1,124,303 High 490,270 245,859 3,247,050 60,150 4,555,845 6,313 5,108 1,553,612 Upper quartile (75%) 359,183 197,962 2,499,015 38,550 3,880,678 3,230 3,424 1,503,268 Median (50%) 347,825 160,861 2,140,956 33,834 3,691,824 2,838 2,411 1,350,232 Lower quartile (25%) 320,396 126,286 2,084,495 23,950 3,394,858 1,701 1,316 744,600 Low 259,023 77,127 1,632,200 10,400 1,934,228 615 276 469,804 2-7
Annual Activity Summary Canadian Public Library Statistics 2001 POPULATION GROUP POPULATION OF SERVICE REGISTERED BORROWERS ANNUAL VISITS ANNUAL HOURS ANNUAL CIRCULATION INTER LOANS BORROWED FROM LIBRARIES LOANED TO LIBRARIES ANNUAL IN - HOUSE USE # OF ITEMS 249,999 to 100,000 Reporting libraries 29 29 25 29 29 29 29 21 Mean or average 150,401 77,297 860,826 15,888 1,382,872 2,242 2,489 521,679 High 208,615 145,000 1,811,940 40,425 3,609,033 8,292 11,247 1,946,464 Upper quartile (75%) 186,400 94,654 1,061,504 19,368 1,544,123 2,555 3,248 651,386 Median (50%) 143,800 72,815 748,852 15,395 1,092,399 1,503 2,141 478,063 Lower quartile (25%) 122,000 55,596 531,537 10,350 846,153 1,113 1,429 234,950 Low 100,287 15,857 211,796 3,016 420,489 243 116 120,330 99,999 to 50,000 Reporting libraries 29 28 23 29 29 29 29 21 Mean or average 72,413 32,754 334,520 11,905 542,619 3,752 2,950 174,296 High 99,182 69,955 939,755 40,206 1,448,857 22,053 18,740 514,180 Upper quartile (75%) 86,417 44,483 405,269 12,925 665,301 2,891 2,731 224,500 Median (50%) 70,000 32,032 298,945 7,400 497,705 2,202 1,466 143,208 Lower quartile (25%) 59,978 18,994 211,536 3,955 352,084 1,233 866 99,788 Low 47,876 7,500 87,644 2,675 168,416 160 410 14,492 2-8
Annual Activity Summary Canadian Public Library Statistics 2001 POPULATION GROUP ANNUAL PROGRAMS TOTAL NUMBER ATTENDANCE ANNUAL ANNUAL ADDITIONS TOTAL HOLDINGS SUBSCRIPTIONS INFORMATION QUESTIONS # OF TITLES # OF ITEMS # OF TITLES # OF ITEMS # OF TITLES # OF COPIES 1,000,000 and over 999,999 to 500,000 Reporting libraries 7 6 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 Mean or average 4,908 122,970 877,912 171,430 200,564 635,367 1,880,336 2,793 24,593 High 9,387 221,620 1,938,699 920,389 268,440 1,355,627 2,472,200 8,949 120,501 Upper quartile (75%) 5,442 145,510 1,137,508 77,256 238,872 811,092 2,245,160 3,164 15,721 Median (50%) 4,186 114,346 863,356 40,366 208,510 463,835 1,650,858 1,393 8,300 Lower quartile (25%) 3,688 85,757 401,746 34,432 165,869 407,304 1,603,411 1,188 4,516 Low 2,522 55,380 264,825 15,877 117,515 213,601 1,342,149 504 2,879 499,999 to 250,000 Reporting libraries 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Mean or average 2,910 64,512 331,229 22,176 87,907 378,138 922,244 1,055 6,236 High 7,795 154,197 598,272 37,393 166,726 1,158,808 1,484,681 2,000 34,400 Upper quartile (75%) 3,965 109,274 333,877 26,675 103,229 403,005 1,172,571 1,661 3,914 Median (50%) 1,776 38,587 289,885 19,144 82,265 284,447 891,004 848 2,875 Lower quartile (25%) 1,182 34,792 262,670 15,802 49,159 225,515 655,579 630 1,871 Low 1,074 20,410 115,674 11,786 35,082 150,111 520,385 456 1,467 2-9
Annual Activity Summary Canadian Public Library Statistics 2001 POPULATION GROUP ANNUAL PROGRAMS TOTAL NUMBER ATTENDANCE ANNUAL ANNUAL ADDITIONS TOTAL HOLDINGS SUBSCRIPTIONS INFORMATION QUESTIONS # OF TITLES # OF ITEMS # OF TITLES # OF ITEMS # OF TITLES # OF COPIES 249,999 to 100,000 Reporting libraries 28 28 29 22 28 25 29 28 24 Mean or average 1,476 34,700 141,385 17,466 42,630 221,657 424,082 797 2,866 High 4,203 209,302 493,232 46,943 110,960 524,463 793,794 5,844 22,448 Upper quartile (75%) 2,283 40,853 194,792 18,456 61,649 264,486 519,736 780 1,733 Median (50%) 1,172 24,540 110,000 16,642 31,239 204,209 398,187 408 741 Lower quartile (25%) 795 15,167 55,401 11,368 23,024 165,702 289,776 303 421 Low 195 4,661 24,742 3,400 8,769 27,431 205,717 74 260 99,999 to 50,000 Reporting libraries 27 27 26 19 26 21 29 27 26 Mean or average 548 13,443 73,620 10,183 18,837 130,650 215,096 395 3,223 High 1,089 25,820 501,458 20,647 37,451 216,479 670,330 2,390 27,632 Upper quartile (75%) 655 20,895 78,528 12,220 25,715 141,911 223,885 389 3,956 Median (50%) 497 12,185 58,971 9,530 16,525 127,277 181,431 275 539 Lower quartile (25%) 391 8,132 29,792 7,705 12,585 108,720 144,342 186 328 Low 19 612 823 3,305 6,000 71,130 77,834 75 205 2-10
Resources Canadian Public Library Statistics 2001 SURPLUS (DEFICIT) MUNICIPAL REVENUE PROVINCIAL REVENUE FEDERAL REVENUE REVENUES DONATIONS OTHER TOTAL REVENUES 1,000,000 and over 2,481,494 Toronto Public Library (ON) 113,411,920 5,877,474 1,485,772 4,666,342 1,132,672 1,561,749 128,135,929 1,029,828 Montréal, Bibliothèque de (QC) 30,379,841 3,353,100 731,759 34,464,700 999,999 to 500,000 876,519 Calgary Public Library (AB) 21,184,173 3,468,819 2,423,852 425,874 27,502,718 790,000 Ottawa Public Library (ON) 18,328,691 1,410,465 1,751,233 21,490,389 666,104 Edmonton Public Library (AB) 46,913 18,560,000 2,612,584 1,554,234 62,256 22,789,074 623,500 Mississauga Library System (ON) 18,101,900 715,203 994,054 158,083 19,969,240 619,544 Winnipeg Public Library (MB) 17,842,760 1,880,000 26,802 1,020,266 44,689 41,140 20,855,657 605,668 Fraser Valley Regional Library (BC) 1,540,777 12,220,692 1,432,667 48,780 638,194 49,343 158,073 14,547,749 571,708 Vancouver Public Library (BC) 28,915,709 1,248,243 1,568,428 823,192 1,391,861 33,947,433 499,999 to 250,000 490,270 Hamilton Public Library (ON) 19,302,960 953,284 406,785 644,140 29,598 626,186 21,962,953 428,588 Vancouver Island Regional Library (BC) 238,955 11,653,389 1,110,451 948,027 21,976 13,733,843 359,183 Halifax Regional Library (NS) 10,559,400 2,974,700 494,800 5,000 14,033,900 349,910 Laval - Service de la culture... (QC) 7,198,100 657,400 184,500 8,040,000 347,825 Surrey Public Library (BC) 6,559,000 765,021 44,000 568,901 19,592 7,956,514 331,000 London Public Library (ON) 11,385,554 598,829 389,000 603,803 777,762 80,267 13,835,215 320,396 Okanagan Regional Library District (BC) 8,545,785 926,568 18,175 329,722 33,799 45,032 9,899,081 320,000 Brampton Public Library (ON) 9,224 6,374,416 358,829 2,425 398,286 9,502 23,732 7,167,190 259,023 Victoria (Greater) Public Library (BC) 134,440 7,486,280 593,782 42,403 578,074 162,268 292,847 9,155,654 3-1
Resources Canadian Public Library Statistics 2001 SURPLUS (DEFICIT) MUNICIPAL REVENUE PROVINCIAL REVENUE FEDERAL REVENUE REVENUES DONATIONS OTHER TOTAL REVENUES 249,999 to 100,000 208,615 Markham Public Libraries (ON) 18,208 5,400,615 337,778 4,589 505,658 4,286 139,560 6,392,486 206,627 Saskatoon Public Library (SK) 9,393,871 504,442 393,369 176,433 10,468,115 202,836 Vaughan Public Libraries (ON) 5,641,766 143,234 3,845 168,087 1,000 5,957,932 201,621 York Regional Library (NB) 1,733,742 2,331,990 71,037 78,361 23,653 4,238,783 200,000 Windsor Public Library (ON) (880) 7,126,664 360,681 291,865 48,491 141,000 7,968,701 192,392 Burnaby Public Library (BC) 73,888 6,323,360 441,663 24,173 446,975 2,398 480,029 7,718,598 190,400 Regina Public Library (SK) (39,772) 10,525,048 454,436 736,497 5,645 736,497 12,458,123 186,400 Kitchener Public Library (ON) 227 6,045,588 306,980 9,611 370,483 24,612 44,855 6,802,129 180,753 Albert-Westmorland-Kent... Library (NB) 1,875,031 42,943 1,917,974 168,167 Saint John Library Region (NB) 921,208 1,679,525 82,308 22,736 2,705,777 164,010 Richmond Public Library (BC) 5,291,667 363,293 94,043 423,448 80,108 6,252,559 156,000 Burlington Public Library (ON) 128,965 4,587,017 229,403 5,526 297,767 6,332 5,126,045 146,000 Oshawa Public Library (ON) 4,938 3,968,000 216,342 144,575 101,894 96,799 4,527,610 144,100 Oakville Public Library (ON) 44,222 5,611,600 220,589 7,342 369,576 48,702 12,750 6,270,559 143,800 Richmond Hill Public Library (ON) 3,938,700 118,499 271,611 542 4,329,352 138,606 Kingston Frontenac Public Library (ON) 7,000 3,487,439 295,316 147,980 22,140 3,952,875 130,194 Thompson-Nicola... Library System (BC) 561,287 4,254,021 382,496 24,700 71,592 35,735 70,075 4,838,619 130,000 St. Catharines Public Library (ON) 237,858 3,746,000 228,616 363,223 40,318 4,378,157 126,849 Chaleur Library Region (NB) 1,391,673 26,057 24,690 1,442,420 126,331 Cape Breton Regional Library (NS) 553,006 1,510,132 79,610 36,539 36,663 3,624 2,219,574 125,000 Lambton County Library (ON) 3,340,489 280,020 2,529 106,261 13,914 11,400 3,754,613 122,000 Thunder Bay Public Library (ON) 46,829 4,312,000 227,583 197,911 43,551 10,347 4,791,392 120,000 Barrie Public Library (ON) 39,820 2,235,991 271,808 242,294 10,062 79,000 2,839,155 115,330 Wapiti Regional Library (SK) 1,439,932 797,962 194,168 2,432,062 113,000 Cambridge Public Library (ON) 10,267 2,874,665 196,837 2,963 309,763 23,696 133,893 3,541,817 112,000 Coquitlam Public Library (BC) (83,964) 2,928,259 256,805 10,200 169,329 650 36,242 3,401,485 110,000 Chatham-Kent Public Library (ON) 2,179,668 234,611 23,375 71,584 25,909 84,691 2,619,838 100,310 Waterloo Public Library (ON) 90,005 2,199,304 127,888 109,467 27,919 26,995 2,491,573 100,287 Annapolis Valley Regional Library (NS) 426,319 1,164,184 53,656 9,400 22,976 1,676,535 3-2
Resources Canadian Public Library Statistics 2001 SURPLUS (DEFICIT) MUNICIPAL REVENUE PROVINCIAL REVENUE FEDERAL REVENUE REVENUES DONATIONS OTHER TOTAL REVENUES 99,999 to 50,000 99,182 Provincial Resource Library (NF) 95,747 Southeast Regional Library (SK) 16,836 816,364 878,733 41,035 25,367 66,489 1,827,988 94,929 Prince George Public Library (BC) 46,859 2,538,577 227,163 12,731 181,296 75,047 91,980 3,126,794 92,228 Parkland Regional Library (SK) 11,501 583,840 718,886 10,851 25,700 1,339,277 92,000 Whitby Public Library (ON) 44,188 1,934,805 102,474 87,811 1,947 2,127,037 89,400 Pickering Public Library (ON) 2,860,517 106,425 11,400 166,600 362,096 3,507,038 86,800 North Vancouver District... Library (BC) 48,826 3,542,773 227,250 2,460 223,661 13,750 4,009,894 86,417 Brantford Public Library (ON) 2,289,714 150,751 24,437 128,941 7,525 253,538 2,854,906 86,105 Wheatland Regional Library (SK) 497,554 671,117 2,928 3,363 4,054 1,935 1,180,951 79,700 Niagara Falls Public Library (ON) 54,952 2,271,342 157,058 3,380 87,791 13,381 103,693 2,636,645 79,039 Sault Ste Marie Public Library (ON) 51,425 1,822,640 368,070 37,386 22,000 15,500 50,788 2,316,384 75,000 Peterborough Public Library (ON) 1,243,631 144,095 32,652 105,491 34,043 4,881 1,564,793 72,000 Clarington Public Library (ON) 14,180 1,359,550 78,320 50,081 50,476 3,550 15,811 1,557,788 70,000 Newmarket Public Library (ON) 1,324,139 64,401 140,039 1,528,579 70,000 Ajax Public Library (ON) 24,432 1,768,300 154,654 960 76,684 1,092 7,096 2,008,786 69,975 Colchester-East Hants... Library (NS) 1,946 306,311 836,465 41,392 14,849 10,218 200,531 1,409,766 69,268 Strathcona County Library (AB) 1,740,811 298,194 11,018 223,934 14,038 36,996 2,324,991 68,308 Red Deer Public Library (AB) 156,365 1,486,465 264,775 1,446 123,501 17,540 169,013 2,062,740 68,272 Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library (NS) 307,975 824,410 150,000 40,223 1,322,608 64,812 Western Counties Regional Library (NS) 286,600 860,900 75,810 1,500 30,000 111,534 1,366,344 63,212 Stormont... County Library (ON) (7,238) 782,977 131,761 34,033 14,317 5,329 32,881 1,001,298 59,978 South Shore Regional Library (NS) 265,199 724,200 3,000 20,850 7,000 1,020,249 58,840 Palliser Regional Library (SK) 823,539 554,687 12,434 4,677 1,395,337 54,897 New Westminster Public Library (BC) 2,296,800 138,290 5,100 93,957 10,545 2,544,692 53,081 St. Albert Public Library (AB) 4,500 1,331,600 213,838 2,892 244,256 13,322 50,892 1,856,800 51,406 Fort McMurray Public Library 3,000 640,000 207,580 93,628 38,565 979,773 51,352 Chinook Regional Library (SK) 422,467 534,014 16,945 3,468 46,401 1,023,295 50,152 Medicine Hat Public Library (AB) 1,671 1,138,869 202,112 45,883 94,614 11,312 22,441 1,515,231 47,876 Haut-Saint-Jean Regional Library (NB) 1,010,873 17,641 7,000 1,035,514 TOTAL OF LIBRARIES REPORTING $515,179,868 $58,738,732 $3,346,672 $28,918,123 $4,550,176 $8,714,024 $619,447,594 3-3
Resources Canadian Public Library Statistics 2001 SALARIES & BENEFITS MATERIALS OTHER VALUE OF CITY SERVICES TOTAL NUMBER OF LIBRARIANS (FTE) OTHER STAFF (FTE) TOTAL STAFF (FTE) 1,000,000 and over 2,481,494 Toronto Public Library (ON) 84,515,790 13,382,927 30,237,212 128,135,929 443.27 1,367.61 1,810.88 1,029,828 Montréal, Bibliothèque de (QC) 19,251,754 4,836,460 10,376,486 34,464,700 72.00 360.00 432.00 999,999 to 500,000 876,519 Calgary Public Library (AB) 15,869,555 5,189,381 6,104,690 27,163,626 58.36 356.41 414.76 790,000 Ottawa Public Library (ON) 15,274,826 4,136,356 2,079,207 4,303,395 25,793,784 70.00 366.00 436.00 666,104 Edmonton Public Library (AB) 14,251,790 3,576,050 4,809,807 22,637,647 42.90 314.84 357.74 623,500 Mississauga Library System (ON) 12,670,700 2,370,000 157,484 4,600,500 19,798,684 70.00 282.00 352.00 619,544 Winnipeg Public Library (MB) 10,895,685 2,542,650 5,891,431 19,329,766 36.00 238.30 274.30 605,668 Fraser Valley Regional Library (BC) 9,025,566 2,106,528 2,432,551 13,564,645 37.80 160.80 198.60 571,708 Vancouver Public Library (BC) 22,709,859 4,420,556 6,506,436 33,636,851 121.70 367.00 488.70 499,999 to 250,000 490,270 Hamilton Public Library (ON) 13,741,190 2,319,650 5,989,059 22,049,899 51.00 219.00 270.00 428,588 Vancouver Island Regional Library (BC) 7,451,686 1,607,725 4,471,944 13,531,355 29.62 149.57 179.19 359,183 Halifax Regional Library (NS) 9,927,300 1,344,600 2,762,000 14,033,900 42.67 192.94 235.61 349,910 Laval - Service de la culture... (QC) 4,559,700 1,107,200 2,373,100 8,040,000 14.00 93.00 107.00 347,825 Surrey Public Library (BC) 5,402,418 1,227,949 1,212,007 7,842,374 25.80 78.80 104.60 331,000 London Public Library (ON) 8,826,195 1,577,437 2,689,119 13,092,751 50.00 175.50 225.50 320,396 Okanagan Regional Library District (BC) 5,014,289 1,592,560 3,241,222 9,848,071 19.70 110.10 129.80 320,000 Brampton Public Library (ON) 5,441,910 930,588 1,707,897 8,080,395 15.00 99.50 114.50 259,023 Victoria (Greater) Public Library (BC) 5,970,770 1,656,998 1,470,961 9,098,729 37.00 123.00 160.00 3-4