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{{Infobox library
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| caption = Clockwise from top right: Cole Harbour, Central, Musquodoboit Harbour, Sackville, and Shatford Memorial branches.
| country = Canada
| location = 5440 Spring Garden Road<br />[[Halifax,
| established = 1864 (Citizens Free Library), 1996 (Halifax Public Libraries merger)
| ref_legal_mandate = Libraries Act (Nova Scotia), 1989
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| director = Asa Kachan, Chief Librarian & CEO<ref>{{cite news|title=Asa Kachan new CEO of Halifax Public Libraries|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/asa-kachan-new-ceo-of-halifax-public-libraries-1.2775269|
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| website = [http://www.halifaxpubliclibraries.ca/ Halifax Public Libraries]
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'''Halifax Public Libraries''' (HPL) is a
==History==
===Early
Halifax Mechanics' Institute was one of a series of [[Mechanics' Institutes]] that were set up around the world, after becoming popular in Britain. It housed a subscription library that allowed members who paid a fee to borrow books. The Mechanic's Institutes libraries eventually became public libraries when the establishment of free libraries occurred.<ref name=Harris>Harris, Michael. History Of Libraries In The Western World. 4th ed. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1995, p. 153.</ref> One of the members of the Mechanics' Institute about 1835 was [[Samuel Cunard]].<ref name=jl>{{harvnb|Langley|2006|p=61}}</ref>
In 1864, the Honourable [[William Young (Nova Scotia politician)|William Young]] purchased the heavily indebted Halifax Mechanic’s Library and donated the collection to establish the city’s first free public library, The Citizens’ Free Library. Anyone
Some talks about a new municipally-funded library in 1901 were unsuccessful.<ref>Crowdis, D.K.: ''Brief History of Agitation for the Halifax Memorial Library''</ref>
===Creation of municipal
In 1948, Halifax had
The Halifax Memorial Library "was born out of a true spirit of collaboration and of steadfast persistence from a variety of service clubs and citizens' groups active" in 1945 immediately after
The Halifax City Regional Library system added the
The Dartmouth library operated out of the old Dartmouth City Hall on the Dartmouth Common until 1990. The Woodlawn Public Library branch opened in 1975, and the Dartmouth North branch opened in 1996.<ref>[http://www.halifaxpubliclibraries.ca/branches/locations/dartmouth-north.html halifaxpubliclibraries.ca: "Dartmouth North"]</ref> The Dartmouth Regional Library opened at Alderney Gate in 1990.<ref>[http://www.halifaxpubliclibraries.ca/branches/locations/alderney-gate.html halifaxpubliclibraries.ca: "Alderney Branch"]</ref>
===Halifax Public Libraries===
The Halifax Public Libraries system was created in 1995 in anticipation of municipal amalgamation, merging the library systems of the cities of Halifax and Dartmouth, and Halifax County.<ref>[http://halifaxcentrallibrary.ca/assets/central-library/pdfs/1996-Towards-a-new-Central-Library.pdf halifaxpubliclibraries.ca: "Toward a New
The
The Halifax Central Library branch can trace its roots to a feasibility study written in 1987. In 2008, the [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|HRM Council]] approved funding in principle to support construction of a Central Library. Seven years later the Spring Garden branch closed permanently on 30 August 2014 and was replaced by the Halifax Central Library across the street.<ref>[http://halifaxcentrallibrary.ca/timeline.html halifaxcentrallibrary.ca: "Timeline"]</ref>
The various branches of the Halifax Public Libraries participate in [[Interlibrary Loan]] and permit borrowers to return Interlibrary Loan books to any Halifax public library location.<ref>{{cite web |quote="You can return the item to any of our locations. Be sure to keep the white Interlibrary Loan band on the item. This allows us to register the item as 'returned,' and remove it from your account"|url=https://www.halifaxpubliclibraries.ca/membership/other-ways-to-borrow/interlibrary-loans/ |title=Interlibrary Loans |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=halifaxpubliclibraries.ca |access-date=30 September 2022 }}</ref>
==Branches==
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==Further reading==
* {{Citation |publisher = Printed by James Bowes & Sons |
* {{Citation |publisher = s.n. |isbn = 0665920172 |ol = 25018333M |title = Supplementary catalogue of new books and list of magazines
* {{Citation |publisher = s.n. |isbn = 0665085168 |ol = 23353566M |title = Catalogue with the rules and constitution of the Citizens' Free Library
* {{Citation |publisher = Published by order of the Library Committee, City Council |isbn = 0665011121 |
==External links==
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[[Category:Education in Halifax, Nova Scotia]]
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