Pembroke Public Library


The Pembroke Public Library is a single-branch public library in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada.

Services

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, and some programs are targeted for adults and for children separately. Programs for adults include four different book clubs and a writer's club. 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. Library tours are available for school classes as well. See the library's for complete details on the many events happening each month.

Building

The current building was designed by Francis Sullivan, a contemporary of Frank Lloyd Wright. The building was designated under Part 4 of the Ontario Heritage Act in 1991.

History

The library is a Carnegie library, having received a grant of $14,000 from the
Carnegie Foundation on December 24, 1907.
Subhash Mehta was the chief librarian of the Pembroke Public Library from 1970 to 2002. The Subhash Mehta Memorial Reading Room is now dedicated to his memory.