| Library Name: | Pembroke Public Library |
| Country: | Canada |
| Location: | Pembroke, Ontario |
| Coordinates: | 45.8252°N -77.113°W |
| Num Branches: | 1 |
| Pop Served: | 23,100 |
| Website: | http://www.pembrokelibrary.ca |
| Pembroke Public Library | |
| Alternate Names: | Pembroke Carnegie Library |
| Architectural Style: | Prairie Style |
| Location: | Pembroke, Ontario |
| Address: | 237 Victoria St. |
| Coordinates: | 45.8252°N -77.113°W |
| Completion Date: | 1931 |
| Architect: | Francis Sullivan |
The Pembroke Public Library is a single-branch public library in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada.
The Pembroke Public Library offers many useful services to the city of Pembroke and its surrounding area. Some of these services include:
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, 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.
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]
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]