Primary contact
2331 New Street
Burlington, Ontario
CA L7R 1J4
Identity area
Identifier
ON00429
Authorized form of name
Burlington Public Library, Burlington History Room
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Other form(s) of name
Type
- Library
Contact area
Type
Address
Street address
2331 New Street
Locality
Burlington
Region
Ontario
Country name
Canada
Postal code
L7R 1J4
Telephone
905-636-3611
Fax
info@bpl.on.ca
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Description area
History
Burlington Public Library has long been aware of the importance of preserving the local history of Burlington and its surrounding areas. The library has accumulated various historical materials documenting the area's history and families in partnership with the Burlington Historical Society (BHS).
In 2005, Central library underwent a renovation project to include expanding the local history room, now known as the Burlington History Room. Prior to this new location, the local history collection was housed in the Galloway Room just outside BPL's reference department.
Geographical and cultural context
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Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
Buildings
Holdings
BPL's Local History Collection contains many historical materials about the city of Burlington including a large selection of books, published local histories, biographical files of pinoneer families, files on cemeteries, churches and schools, local newspapers and indexes, directories, postcards, atlases, photographs, scrapbooks, yearbooks and more. The Burlington History Room at Central Branch, 2nd floor is also home to the BHS archives.
To view materials from the Burlington History Room or inquire about local history, please contact the Local History & Digital Archive Coordinator through our online form or call 905.639.3611 ext 1155.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
By appointment only
Access conditions and requirements
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
Reproduction services
Burlington Public Library has two digital microfilm readers. Library users can access the library’s collection of newspapers captured in microform by using the digital readers and saving material as image files to a USB flash drive.
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
ON00429