Halifax Public Libraries
Halifax Public Libraries (HPL) is a Canadian public library system serving residents of Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is the largest public library system in Nova Scotia, with over 2.8 million visits to library branches and 172,520 active registered borrowers or 44% of the municipality's population. With roots that trace back to the establishment of the Citizens' Free Library in 1864, the current library system was created in 1996 during municipal amalgamation, and now consists of 14 branches and a collection of almost 1 million items.
| Halifax Public Libraries | |
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Clockwise from top right: Cole Harbour, Central, Musquodoboit Harbour, Sackville, and Shatford Memorial branches. | |
| Location | 5440 Spring Garden Road Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1E9, Canada |
| Established | 1864 (Citizens Free Library), 1996 (Halifax Public Libraries merger) |
| Reference to legal mandate | Libraries Act (Nova Scotia), 1989 |
| Branches | 14 |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | business directories, phone books, maps, government publications, books, periodicals, genealogy, local history, |
| Size | ~1,164,600 items |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 4,709,496 (2013-14) |
| Population served | 414,400 |
| Other information | |
| Director | Asa Kachan, Chief Librarian & CEO |
| Website | Halifax Public Libraries |
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