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Replaced in 1974 by a newer library on the same site. Toronto Public Library — Beaches Branch Toronto: Ontario: August 8, 1908: 15,000 December 6, 1916: 2161 Queen St. E : Toronto Public Library — Central Reference Branch
It is located on Turl Street in the centre of the city, opposite Jesus College. The college expanded in the 16th century after donations from Sir William Petre, a former Exeter graduate. The oldest remaining part of the buildings, Palmer's Tower, dates from 1432, and the hall was built in 1618.
Exeter College's Broad Street frontage. Exeter College was founded in 1314 by Walter Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter and later treasurer to Edward II, and his brother, Sir Richard Stapledon, judge and politician, [6] [7] [8] as a school to educate clergy. [9] The college initially used Hart Hall, now Hertford College, and moved to Turl Street in ...
The Edmonton Public Library (EPL) is a public library system in the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Library cards are free to all Edmontonians; as part of its centennial in 2013, the Edmonton Public Library eliminated membership fees. [3] University of Alberta and MacEwan University students receive free access through the L-Pass program. [4 ...
The Gerstein Science Information Centre is the University of Toronto's flagship library supporting the sciences and health sciences. The largest science and health science academic library in Canada, Gerstein has a collection of over 945,000 print volumes of journals and books, and also provides access to over 100,000 online journals and books. [1]
The Simona Maaskant Library was named after Simona Maaskant, who was King's chief librarian between 1981 and 1998. [2] [3] On the King's University official website, the institution credits Maaskant with providing "extraordinary leadership in building the library into a beautiful and functional resource for students, faculty, and staff."
The University of Alberta was founded in 1908, but a free-standing library branch, Rutherford Library, did not open until 1951. [3] The university's founder, Alexander Cameron Rutherford, and its first president, Henry Marshall Tory, worked with faculty members and the first librarian, Eugenie Archibald, to select the first purchases to start the University Library in 1908. [4]
Grant MacEwan University, commonly known as MacEwan University, is a public university located in Downtown Edmonton, Alberta.Originally established as a community college which was named in honor of Dr. Grant MacEwan, 9th Lieutenant Governor (Canada) of Alberta in 1971, Grant MacEwan College officially transitioned into a university in 2009 under the Post-Secondary Learning Act. [1]