Libraries in Canada

has 642 public library systems and over 3,300 branches, serving millions of visitors each year and offering free access to books, digital media, technology, and community programs. Public libraries are governed locally under provincial legislation, forming a decentralized but well‑coordinated national network that support.

Libraries in Alberta 

• University of Alberta Libraries 

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 

• Airdrie Public Library 

Airdrie, Alberta, Canada 

• Alberta College of Art & Design 

Calgary, Alberta, Canada 

• Alberta Mental Health Board 

Ponoka, Alberta, Canada 

• Alliance Française of Calgary 

Calgary, Alberta, Canada 

• Athabasca University 

Athabasca, Alberta, Canada 

• Buchanan Library 

Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada 

• Calgary Public Library 

Calgary, Alberta, Canada 

• Clive Public Library 

Clive, Alberta, Canada 

• Concordia University College of Alberta 

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 

• Edmonton Public Library 

Edmonton , Alberta, Canada 

• Grande Prairie Public Library 

Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada 

• Hinton Municipal Library 

Hinton , Alberta, Canada 

• John E. Robbins Library 

Brandon , Manitoba, Canada 

• Keyano College Library 

Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada 

• LearningLinks Resource Centre 

Calgary, Alberta, Canada 

• Lethbridge Public Library 

Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada 

• Lloydminster Public Library 

Lloydminster, Alberta, Canada 

• Manitoba Education Library 

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 

• Marigold Library System 

Exshaw, Alberta, Canada 

• Medicine Hat College 

Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada 

• Medicine Hat Public Library 

Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada 

• Morinville Public Library 

Morinville , Alberta, Canada 

• Mount Royal College 

Calgary, Alberta, Canada 

• Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Library 

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 

• Parkland Regional Library – Alberta 

Lacombe, Alberta, Canada 

• Red Deer College Library 

Red Deer , Alberta, Canada 

• Red Deer Public Library 

Red Deer, Alberta, Canada 

• Rimbey Municipal Library 

Rimbey , Alberta, Canada 

• Sexsmith Shannon Library 

Sexsmith , Alberta, Canada 

• Shortgrass Library System 

Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada 

• Southern Alberta Institute of Technology 

Calgary, Alberta, Canada 

• Spruce Grove Public Library 

Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada 

• St. Albert Public Library 

St. Albert, Alberta, Canada 

• St. Mary’s University College Library 

Calgary, Alberta, Canada 

• Strathcona County Library 

Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada 

• Sylvan Lake Municipal Library 

Sylvan Lake, Alberta, Canada 

• The Alberta Library 

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 

• The Banff Centre 

Banff, Alberta, Canada 

• University of Calgary Library 

Calgary, Alberta, Canada 

• University of Lethbridge Library 

Lethbridge , Alberta, Canada 

• UofA Augustana 

Camrose, Alberta, Canada 

• William Falk Library i 

Otterburne, Manitoba, Canada 

• Yellowhead Regional Library 

Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada 

Libraries in British Columbia 

• Dr. Charles Best Secondary School Library 

Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada 

• Centennial School Library 

Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada 

• Okanagan College Library 

Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada 

• British Columbia Archives and Records Service 

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 

• British Columbia Institute of Technology 

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada 

• British Columbia Ministry of Forests 

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 

• British Columbia Ministry of Health Library 

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 

• Burnaby and Surrey SFU Libraries 

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada 

• Burnaby Public Library 

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada 

• Camosun College Library 

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 

• Capilano University Library 

North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 

• College of New Caledonia Library 

Prince George, British Columbia, Canada 

• College of the Rockies 

Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada 

• Columbia Bible College Library 

Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada 

• Coquitlam Public Library 

Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada 

• Douglas College 

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 

• Emily Carr University Library 

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 

• Fraser Valley Regional Library 

Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada 

• Geoffrey R. Weller Library 

Prince George, British Columbia, Canada 

• Gibsons and District Public Library 

Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada 

• Grand Forks & District Public Library 

Grand Forks , British Columbia, Canada 

• Greater Victoria Public Library 

Victoria , British Columbia, Canada 

• Kwantlen University College Library 

Surrey, British Columbia, Canada 

• Langara College 

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 

• New Westminster Public Library 

New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada 

• Norma Marion Alloway Library 

Langley, British Columbia, Canada 

• North Vancouver City Library 

North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 

• North Vancouver District Public Library 

North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 

• Okanagan Regional Library 

Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada 

• Pender Island Public Library Association 

Pender Island, British Columbia, Canada 

• Powell River Public Library 

Powell River, British Columbia, Canada 

• Prince George Public Library 

Prince George , British Columbia, Canada 

• Prince Rupert Public Library 

Prince Rupert , British Columbia, Canada 

• Richmond Public Library 

Richmond , British Columbia, Canada 

• RRU Library 

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 

• Selkirk College Library 

Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada 

• Squamish Public Library 

Squamish, British Columbia, Canada 

• Stewart Public Library 

Stewart, British Columbia, Canada 

• Terrace Public Library 

Terrace, British Columbia, Canada 

• Thompson Rivers University Library 

Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada 

• Thompson-Nicola Regional District Library System 

Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada 

• University of British Columbia Library 

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 

• University of the Fraser Valley: Library 

Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada 

• University of Victoria Libraries 

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 

• Vancouver Community College Library 

Vancovuer, British Columbia, Canada 

• Vancouver Island Regional Library 

Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada 

• Vancouver Island University Library 

Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada 

• Vancouver Public Library 

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 

• View Royal Public Library 

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 

• West Vancouver Memorial Library 

West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 

• Whistler Public Library 

Whistler, British Columbia, Canada 

Libraries in Manitoba 

• University of Manitoba Libraries 

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 

• Library Support Services 

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 

• Public Library Services – MAPLIN 

Brandon, Manitoba, Canada 

• University of Winnipeg Library 

Winnipeg , Manitoba, Canada 

• Winnipeg Public Library 

Winnipeg , Manitoba, Canada 

Libraries in New Brunswick 

• Médiathèque Père-Louis-Lamontagne 

Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada 

• Mount Allison University 

Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada 

• New Brunswick Public Library Service 

St. John, New Brunswick, Canada 

• University of Moncton 

Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada 

• University of New Brunswick 

Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada 

Libraries in Newfoundland 

• Bishops College 

St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada 

• Fogo Island Public Library 

Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada 

• Gambo Public Library 

Gambo , Newfoundland, Canada 

• Gander Public Library 

Gander , Newfoundland, Canada 

• Gaultois Public Library 

Gaultois , Newfoundland, Canada 

• Glenwood Public Library 

Glenwood , Newfoundland, Canada 

• Grand Falls-Windsor Public Library 

Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland, Canada 

• Lark Harbour Public Library 

Lark Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada 

• Lourdes Public Library 

Lourdes , Newfoundland, Canada 

• Memorial University of Newfoundland 

St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada 

• Point Leamington Public Library 

Point Leamington, Newfoundland, Canada 

• Provincial Information and Library Resources Board 

St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada 

• Ramea Public Library 

Ramea, Newfoundland, Canada 

• Robert’s Arm Public Library 

Robert’s Arm , Newfoundland, Canada 

• Rocky Harbour Public Library 

Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada 

• St. Alban’s Public Library 

St. Alban’s, Newfoundland, Canada 

• St. Anthony Public Library 

St. Anthony, Newfoundland, Canada 

• Stephenville Crossing Public Library 

Stephenville Crossing, Newfoundland, Canada 

• Stephenville Public Library 

Stephenville, Newfoundland, Canada 

• Summerford Public Library 

Summerford , Newfoundland, Canada 

• Torbay Library 

Torbay , Newfoundland, Canada 

• Trepassey Public Library 

Trepassey, Newfoundland, Canada 

• Twillingate Public Library 

Twillingate , Newfoundland, Canada 

• Wabush Public Library 

Wabush , Newfoundland, Canada 

• Wesleyville Public Library 

Wesleyville , Newfoundland, Canada 

• Whitbourne Public Library 

Whitbourne , Newfoundland, Canada 

• Winterton Public Library 

Winterton, Newfoundland, Canada 

• Woody Point Public Library 

Woody Point, Newfoundland, Canada 

Libraries in Northwest Territories 

• Northwest Territories Public Library Service 

Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada 

• Yellowknife Public Library 

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada 

Libraries in Nova Scotia 

• Dalhousie University Libraries 

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 

• Angus L. Macdonald Library 

Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada 

• Atlantic School of Theology Library 

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 

• Halifax Public Libraries 

Halifax , Nova Scotia, Canada 

• Mount Saint Vincent University Library 

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 

• Novanet 

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 

• Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library 

New Glasgow,, Nova Scotia, Canada 

• Saint Mary’s University 

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 

• University College of Cape Breton 

Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada 

• University of King’s College 

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 

• Vaughan Memorial Library 

Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada 

Libraries in Nunavut 

• Nunavut Public Library Services 

Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada 

Libraries in Ontario 

• Canadian Agriculture Library 

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 

• Hamilton Public Library 

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 

• J.N. Desmarais library 

Sudbury, Ontario, Canada 

• University of Waterloo Library 

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada 

• Ajax Public Library 

Ajax, Ontario, Canada 

• Albert and Temmy Latner Jewish Public Library of Toronto 

Toronto , Ontario, Canada 

• Algonquin College Learning Resource Centre 

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 

• Boreal College 

Sudbury, Ontario, Canada 

• Brampton Library 

Brampton , Ontario, Canada 

• Burlington Public Library – Ontario 

Burlington, Ontario, Canada 

• Cambridge Public Library. 

Cambridge, Ontario, Canada 

• Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information 

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 

• Canadian Library Association 

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 

• Canadore College Libraries 

North Bay, Ontario, Canada 

• Clarington Public Library 

Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada 

• Conestoga College 

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada 

• Confederation College Library 

Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada 

• Cornwall Public Library 

Cornwall, Ontario, Canada 

• County of Brant Public Library 

Paris, Ontario, Canada 

• Dorothy H. Hoover Library 

Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

• E.J. Pratt Library 

Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

• Essex County Library E 

Essex, Ontario, Canada 

• Fort Erie Public Library 

Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada 

• Georgian College Library 

Barrie, Ontario, Canada 

• Greenberg Families Library 

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 

• Halton Hills Public Library 

Georgetown, Ontario, Canada 

• Hanover Public Library 

Hanover , Ontario, Canada 

• Hawkesbury Public Library 

Hawkesbury , Ontario, Canada 

• Humber College of Applied Arts and Technology 

Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

• Institute for Christian Studies 

Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

• James A. Gibson Library 

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada 

• Jean-Léon Allie O.M.I. University Library 

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 

• Kingston Frontenac Public Library 

Kingston , Ontario, Canada 

• Kitchener Public Library 

Kitchener , Ontario, Canada 

• Lakehead University Library 

Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada 

• Lambton County Library 

Wyoming, Ontario, Canada 

• Laurier Library 

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada 

• Leddy Library 

Windsor, Ontario, Canada 

• Library and Archives Canada 

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 

• Lindsay Public Library 

Lindsay, Ontario, Canada 

• London Public Library 

London , Ontario, Canada 

• MacOdrum Library 

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 

• Marmora and Lake Public Library 

Marmora, Ontario, Canada 

• McMaster University Library 

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 

• Metropolitan Toronto Reference Library 

Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

• Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences 

Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

• Milton Public Library 

Milton, Ontario, Canada 

• Mississauga Library System 

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada 

• Natural Resources Canada Library 

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 

• Niagara Falls Public Library 

Niagara Falls , Ontario, Canada 

• Oakville Public Library 

Oakville , Ontario, Canada 

• Ontario Council of University Libraries 

Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

• Orangeville Public Library 

Orangeville , Ontario, Canada 

• Oshawa Public Library 

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada 

• Ottawa Public Library 

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 

• Oxford County Library 

Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada 

• Queen’s library 

Kingston, Ontario, Canada 

• Rainy River Public Library 

Rainy River, Ontario, Canada 

• Region of Waterloo Library 

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada 

• Royal Military College of Canada Library 

Kingston, Ontario, Canada 

• Ryerson University Library & Archives 

Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

• Simcoe Public Library 

Simcoe, Ontario, Canada 

• St. Catharines Public Library 

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada 

• St. Thomas Public Library 

St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada 

• Statistics Canada 

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 

• Stratford Public Library S 

Stratford , Ontario, Canada 

• The Japan Foundation Toronto Library 

Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

• The Wishart Library 

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada 

• Theological College of the Canadian Reformed Churches 

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 

• Thunder Bay Public Library 

Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada 

• Timmins Public Library 

Timmins, Ontario, Canada 

• Toronto Public Library 

Toronto , Ontario, Canada 

• Trent University Library 

Peterborough, Ontario, Canada 

• Tyndale Libraries 

Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

• University of Guelph Library 

Guelph, Ontario, Canada 

• University of Ontario Institute of Technology 

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada 

• University of Ottawa Library 

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 

• University of Toronto 

Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

• University of Toronto – Mississauga 

Mississauga , Ontario, Canada 

• University of Toronto Scarborough Library 

Scarborough, Ontario, Canada 

• University of Western Ontario Library 

London, Ontario, Canada 

• Vaughan Public Libraries 

Vaughan , Ontario, Canada 

• Waterloo Public Library 

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada 

• Woodstock Public Library 

Woodstock, Ontario, Canada 

• York University Libraries 

North York, Ontario, Canada 

Libraries in Prince Edward Island 

• Robertson Library 

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada 

• Holland College Library 

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada 

Libraries in Quebec 

• McGill University Health Centre 

Montréal, Québec, Canada 

• Atwater Library 

Montréal, Québec, Canada 

• Bishop’s University Library 

Lennoxville, Québec, Canada 

• Canadian Center for Architecture 

Montréal, Québec, Canada 

• Canadian Museum of Civilization Library Services 

Hull, Québec, Canada 

• Concordia University Libraries 

Montréal, Québec, Canada 

• CRSBP Abitibi-Témiscamingue 

Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada 

• CRSBP Montérégie Inc. 

La Prarie, Québec, Canada 

• CRSBP Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean 

Alma, Québec, Canada 

• Granby Haute-Yamaska College of General and Professional Education 

Granby, Québec, Canada 

• HEC Montréal 

Montréal , Québec, Canada 

• International Civil Aviation Organization 

Montréal, Québec, Canada 

• Jean-de-Brebeuf College 

Montréal, Québec, Canada 

• Jewish Public Library 

Montréal, Québec, Canada 

• Lac-Megantic Public Library 

Lac-Mégantic, Québec, Canada 

• Laurentian Forestry Centre 

Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada 

• Laval University 

Québec City, Québec, Canada 

• Marianopolis College Library 

Montréal, Québec, Canada 

• McGill Library 

Montréal, Québec, Canada 

• Memphremagog Public Library 

Magog, Québec, Canada 

• Merici College 

Québec City, Québec, Canada 

• Montréal Polytechnic School 

Montréal , Québec, Canada 

• Montréal Public Library 

Montréal, Québec, Canada 

• North Hatley Library 

North Hatley, Québec, Canada 

• Québec Governmental Library Network 

Québec, Canada 

• Québec Library Association 

Beaconsfield , Québec, Canada 

• Repentigny Public Library 

Repentigny , Québec, Canada 

• Rina-Lasnier Library 

Joliette, Québec, Canada 

• Rouyn-Noranda Public Library 

Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada 

• Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital 

Montréal, Québec, Canada 

• TA Saint Germain Public Library 

Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada 

• The Fraser-Hickson Library 

Montréal, Québec, Canada 

• Trois-Rivières College of General and Professional Education 

Trois-Rivières , Québec, Canada 

• University of Montréal Library 

Montréal, Québec, Canada 

• University of Québec – Abitibi-Témiscamingue 

Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada 

• University of Québec – Chicoutimi 

Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada 

• University of Québec – Montréal 

Montréal , Québec, Canada 

• University of Québec – Outaouais 

Gatineau, Québec, Canada 

• University of Québec – Rimouski 

Rimouski , Québec, Canada 

• University of Québec – Trois-Rivieres 

Trois-Rivieres , Québec, Canada 

• University of Sherbrooke 

Sherbrooke , Québec, Canada 

• Vanier College 

Montréal, Québec, Canada 

• Westmount Public Library 

Westmount , Québec, Canada 

Libraries in Saskatchewan 

• Chinook Regional Library 

Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada 

• Dr. John Archer Library 

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada 

• First Nations University of Canada 

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada 

• Horizon College and Seminary 

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada 

• Palliser Regional Library 

Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada 

• Parkland Regional Library 

Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada 

• Regina Public Library 

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada 

• Saskatchewan Provincial Library 

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada 

• Saskatoon Public Library 

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada 

• Saskatoon Theological Union Library 

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada 

• Southeast Regional Library 

Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada 

• University of Saskatchewan 

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada 

Libraries in Yukon 

• Whitehorse Public Library 

Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada 

• Yukon College Library 

Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada 

• Yukon Public Libraries 

Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada