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Niagara Falls Public Library


Niagara Falls Public Library

The City of Niagara Falls boasts a contemporary public library system with four libraries visited in person by more than 10,000 people per week and 6,000 visits per week to the library's website and on-line databases. The library system has 5,000 square metres of space, four meeting rooms seating up to 150 people, 300,000 volumes of print and audio-visual resources borrowed annually 600,000 times and a full range of information services including an electronic index of the local newspaper and Historic Niagara Digital Collections. Public access to the Internet & CD-ROMs is available at all four branches. All libraries are accessible for the disabled and accept after-hours return of library books and other materials.

Note: Hours of operation are subject to change, please refer to the Niagara Falls Library website for further details

Library Databases

Virtual Sports Wall of Fame


Historic Niagara Digital Collections
This database has an index of the Review newspaper from 1905 to the present (ongoing indexing project); an Image database with over 13,000 historic photographs of Niagara Falls which are fully indexes; the library's catalogue of local history books and materials; and much more.
Historic Niagara Digital Collection

Reference Databases
Niagara Falls library cardholders can access, free of charge, nine databases including "Electric Library", "Canadian Reference Centre" with hundreds of full-text magazines, newspapers, newswires, etc., "Health Source" with authoritative health information and "Career Cruising" an interactive career reference guide.
Reference Databases

Hours of Operation

Victoria Avenue Library
4848 Victoria Avenue, L2E 4C5
Adult Dept. 905-356-8080
Children's Dept. 905-356-4053

Regular Hours:
Monday to Thursday: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Friday & Saturday: 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Sunday (mid Oct. to end of April): 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Summer Hours: Call for dates
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sat. : 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Monday, Tuesday: 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Stamford Centre Branch
Town & Country Plaza, 3643 Portage Road, L2J 2K8
(905) 357-0410

Regular Hours:
Monday & Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Summer Hours: Monday - Saturday: 10:00a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Chippawa Branch
3763 Main Street, L2G 5B3
Adult Dept. 905-295-4391
Children's Dept. 905-295-3541

Regular Hours:
Monday & Tuesday: 1 - 8 p.m.
Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Thursday & Friday: CLOSED
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Community Centre Branch Library
MacBain Community Centre
7150 Montrose Road L2H 3N3
905-371-1200

Regular Hours:
Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday & Saturday 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Sunday (mid Oct. to end of April): 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Summer Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:30p.m.
Wednesday, Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Niagara Falls Public Library - MacBain Community Centre Branch (Panoramic Image)
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Niagara Falls Public Library - www.nflibrary.ca

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