Early History
Families from Cumberland Township paid a $3 non-resident fee to access books from this nearest collection.
What is Gloucester Public Library?
On November 24th 1981, the Cumberland Library got its first brick and mortar home in this elementary school.
The mayor at the time of Cumberland Branch's inauguration in 1999.
Who is Brian Coburn?
The number of branches part of the OPL network.
What is 33 branches?
The year that the Cumberland Township’s first library board came to be.
What is 1977?
At this point, the Cumberland Library could open its doors and serve patrons during these hours.
What are after-school hours?
The year the Cumberland Township library services became the Cumberland Branch of the newly amalgamated Ottawa Public Library system.
What is 2001?
She served on the Cumberland Library Board from 1991 to 1996 when she formed the Friends of the Cumberland Library, serving as President until 2003. She was also instrumental in the creation of Pot-Pourri, a compilation of stories featuring the winners of the annual Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest. A rentable meeting room in the Ray Friel Centre is named after her.
Who is Lori Nash?
The colour of the back wall in the teen section.
What is brown?
This housed the Cumberland Library's first collection.
What is a Bookmobile?
After 10 years in an elementary school, the Cumberland Library graduated to another location.
What is Sir Wilfried Laurier Secondary School?
The current CEO of the Ottawa Public Library.
Who is Sonia Bebington?
The number of OPL staff members currently working with Cumberland Branch as their primary branch.
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The amount requested by the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry County Library to gain ownership of their old Bibliobus.
What is 1.00$?
The holdings of the Cumberland Library at that time. OR other fact about its Sir Wilfrid Laurier days
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This machine was integrated into Cumberland branch's processes in 2014, making it easier to deal with an increasing volume of loans and returns.
What is the automated sorting machine?
She was a founding member of the Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Association (FOPLA); a founding member of the Cumberland FOPLA bookstore called the Bookworm; and a true community builder and pioneer. The children's program room is named after her.
Who is Helen Tweddle?
The imagery on the art in the Adult Reference and quiet study area created by artist Adrian Göllner, titled Bedroom Mustang, representing cold war imagery and suburban consumerism.
What is the airplane?
The year Cumberland Township library services officially began, with biweekly bookmobile stops.
What is 1979? (April)
The year Cumberland Library got its current home.
What is the year 1999?
Number of circulating items the Cumberland Branch has in its collection today.
What is 85,000? (give or take)
The highest circulating collection at Cumberland Branch.
What is the Juvenile Graphic Novel collection?
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