Halifax Public Libraries (HPL) is a Canadian public library system serving residents of Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is the largest public library system in Nova Scotia, with over 2.8 million visits to library branches and 172,520 active registered borrowers or 44% of the municipality's population. With roots that trace back to the establishment of the Citizens' Free Library in 1864, the current library system was created in 1996 during municipal amalgamation, and now consists of 14 branches and a collection of almost 1 million items.
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| - Halifax Public Libraries (HPL) is a Canadian public library system serving residents of Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is the largest public library system in Nova Scotia, with over 2.8 million visits to library branches and 172,520 active registered borrowers or 44% of the municipality's population. With roots that trace back to the establishment of the Citizens' Free Library in 1864, the current library system was created in 1996 during municipal amalgamation, and now consists of 14 branches and a collection of almost 1 million items. (en)
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| - Samuel Cunard
- Bedford, Nova Scotia
- Public libraries in Nova Scotia
- Hubbards, Nova Scotia
- Mechanics' Institutes
- North End, Halifax
- Clayton Park, Nova Scotia
- Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia
- Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia
- Cambridge Military Library
- Education in Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Public library
- Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia
- William Young (Nova Scotia politician)
- Dartmouth North
- Downtown Dartmouth
- Nova Scotia
- Killam Library
- Nova Scotia Museum
- Halifax Central Library
- Halifax Tool Library
- Tantallon, Nova Scotia
- Spryfield, Nova Scotia
- Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia
- Woodlawn, Nova Scotia
- Military history of the United States during World War II
- Interlibrary Loan
- Lieutenant-General William Spry
- Alderney Gate
- Thomas Raddall
- Spring Garden Road
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| - Montage of Halifax Public Libraries branches (en)
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| - Clockwise from top right: Cole Harbour, Central, Musquodoboit Harbour, Sackville, and Shatford Memorial branches. (en)
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| - Asa Kachan, Chief Librarian & CEO (en)
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| - Halifax Public Libraries (HPL) is a Canadian public library system serving residents of Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is the largest public library system in Nova Scotia, with over 2.8 million visits to library branches and 172,520 active registered borrowers or 44% of the municipality's population. With roots that trace back to the establishment of the Citizens' Free Library in 1864, the current library system was created in 1996 during municipal amalgamation, and now consists of 14 branches and a collection of almost 1 million items. (en)
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| - business directories, phone books, maps, government publications, books, periodicals, genealogy, local history, (en)
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