Burnaby Public Library

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Burnaby Public Library
Established	1954
Number of branches	4
Collection size	703,000[1]
Annual circulation	3,880,428
Population served	202,966
Budget	CA $8,958,938
Director	Sharon Freeman[2]
Employees	120.59 (FTE)
Website	bpl.bc.ca

Burnaby Public Library or BPL is a public library that serves Burnaby, British Columbia and the surrounding Lower Mainland.

Contents 1 History 2 Branches 3 References 4 External links

[edit] History

Burnaby's first library was founded in 1927 as the North Burnaby Library Association. In 1954, a munipical bylaw was enacted to officially establish the Burnaby Public Library.

[edit] Branches

The library has four branches:

• Metrotown (Bob Prittie) - 49°13′41.2″N, 123°0′23.1″W
• McGill - 49°16′57.2″N, 123°0′1.9″W
• Kingsway - 49°13′4.9″N, 122°57′15.9″W
• Cameron - 49°15′13.5″N, 122°53′54.3″W

[edit] References

1. ^ BPL 2005 Annual Report
2. ^ Members of the Library Board

[edit] External links

• Official site