Millennium Library (Winnipeg)
Winnipeg's Millennium Library
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| Established | 1977 |
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| Location | 251 Donald Street Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3C 3P5 |
| Coordinates | 49°53′31″N 97°08′31″W / 49.892°N 97.142°WCoordinates: 49°53′31″N 97°08′31″W / 49.892°N 97.142°W |
| Branch of | Winnipeg Public Library |
| Website | Winnipeg Public Library – Millennium Library |
The Millennium Library is the main branch of the Winnipeg Public Library located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It was known as the Centennial Library from 1977 until 2005. The library is located at 251 Donald St, and serves approximately 5,000 visitors each day.
The four storey, 17,600-square-metre (189,000 sq ft) library boasts a Local History Room, public art, information displays, a grand staircase, as well as access to the Winnipeg Walkway system. The Human Bean Coffee & Tea and the Best of Friends Gift Shop are also situated within the building.
The library was opened in 1977 as the Centennial Library. The library opened to the public on 16 March 1977, and the official opening took place on 4 May 1977.
Started in 2003 and completed in 2005, the $21 million redevelopment of Winnipeg's main library branch involved the addition of 3,700 square metres (40,000 sq ft) of new space, construction of a new fourth floor and renovations throughout the existing 10,000-square-metre (110,000 sq ft) library. The library now features a new Reading Terrace with a four storey high solar glass wall, positioned alongside a new grand staircase, along with two new glass elevators, and a passive solar wall on the southeast face of the building. The Millennium Library opened on November 8, 2005 after $18 million of renovations were constructed over a two-year period. The work was completed a year late and $4 million over budget.
In 2013, Toronto-Dominion Bank presented a $150,000 gift to be used towards renovations of Millennium Library’s TD New and Noted area. The renovations will include open-concept space, as well as direct access to Millennium Library Park.
Memberships, Checkin, Returns, Holds, Checkout, Self-Checkout, Children's Services, Teen Central, Aboriginal Reading-in-the-Round, Includes New & Noted, Adult Fiction, New Fiction and Non-Fiction, Express Bestsellers, Paperbacks, Magazines, Express Computers, Winnipeg Transit Kiosk, Security desk.
DVDs, CDs, Talking Books, Books on CD & Cassette, Large Print, Biographies, Scores, Services for People with Special Needs, Carol Shields Auditorium, Buchwald Room, Anhang Room, Meeting Room 1, Meeting Room 2, Tutorial Room A, Tutorial Room B.
Millennium Library Local History Room (Resources on Winnipeg and Manitoba history, Henderson Directories), Computer Training Lab, Newspapers, Reference Magazines, Microfilm, Vertical Files, Stack Reference, Copiers.
Non-fiction (000-999), Reference Collection, Government Documents, Computers, Meeting Room 3.
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