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PDF (New Window)| Record #: ORI1220 | Last Full Update: 17 May 2020 |
| Attention | |
|---|---|
| Public Comments | Cooling Station in Extreme Heat Warming Station in Extreme Cold |
| Contacts | |
| Office Phone | 705-325-2338 |
| Fax | 705-327-1744 |
| info@orilliapubliclibrary.ca | |
| Website | www.orilliapubliclibrary.ca |
| Social Media |  Facebook,  Pinterest,  Tumblr,  Twitter |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Description and Service | |
| Description (Agency) | The Orillia Public Library provides information and entertainment to the public. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Volunteer Description | Yes call Jayne Turvey |
| Location Information | |
| Areas Served | Orillia |
| Located In Community | Orillia |
| Address & Map | |
| Physical Access | Fully Accessible |