Orillia Public Library
Site: Orillia
Service: General Services and Outreach
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Print Version (New Window)| Record #: ORI1220 | Last Modified: 22 Jan 2021 | Last Full Update: 17 May 2020 |
| Location, Telephone & Internet | |
|---|---|
| Office Phone | 705-325-2338 |
| Fax | 705-327-1744 |
| info@orilliapubliclibrary.ca | |
| Website | www.orilliapubliclibrary.ca |
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| Located In Community | Orillia |
| Address | 36 Mississaga St W Orillia, ON L3V 3A6 View Google Map |
| Contact Information | |
| Primary Contact | Susan Dance, Director of Technical Services; Phone: ext 8750 |
| Alternate Contact | Kelli Absalom, Director of Information Services; Phone: ext 8534 |
| Volunteer Coordinator | Jayne Turvey, Coordinator of Community Services; Phone: ext 3466 |
| Primary Executive | Suzanne Campbell, Chief Executive Officer; Phone: ext 2573 |
| Description & Services | |
| Description (Service) | The library offers a book collection of over 125,000 volumes covering every interest * eight newspapers * approximately two hundred magazine subscriptions * computer databases online * 15 internet stations * public wifi *automated local newspaper index * trade directories and other information resources for business * telephone directories from across Ontario * career and job search information * consumer information, including car buying guides and auto repair manuals * publications from federal, provincial & municipal governments including legal & statistical materials * local history & genealogy resources, including back issues of Orillia newspapers on microfilm from 1867 to the present A Community Outreach service is available for those unable to come to the Library Website, using your library card, you may access the information on over 50 databases to which the library subscribes, providing specialized information in medical health * literary criticism * poetry * newspapers * general reference * download music, movies, magazines and ebooks A scanned version of the William Sword Scrapbook provides a pictorial history of early Orillia. And you may link to the OurOntario database to see many photos of early Orillia The Children's Department serves families and children up to the grade eight level Cooling Station in Extreme Heat Warming Station in Extreme Cold |
| Hours | Mon-Thu 10 am-8 pm, Fri 10 am-6 pm, Sat 9 am-5 pm, Sun 1 pm-4 pm from the first Sun after Thanksgiving to the last Sun in Apr * No Sun services After Easter and before Thanksgiving |
| Areas Served | Orillia |
| Eligibility | Must be resident of Orillia or Oro-Medonte to receive free services * Others may purchase a membership |
| Application | Must have identification and proof of address * Registration takes place in person at the front desk * Call or drop in for more information |
| Languages | English |
| Fees | Membership - for surrounding townships ; None - for residents of Orillia and Oro-Medonte |
| Other Details | |
| Established | 1911 |
| Physical Access | Fully Accessible |