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The Millennium Library (known as the Centennial Library from 1977 to 2005) is the main branch of the Winnipeg Public Library system, located in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The library is located at 251 Donald Street, and serves approximately 5,000 visitors each day.
The Library also contains an Outreach Department which works with the community, as well as people who cannot visit the library directly. Outreach also promotes the library to communities that are under represented in the library. [5] Visitors to the Winnipeg Public Library checked out over 4.8 million items in 2018, including e-Books.
It is situated on the eastern bank of the Assiniboine River with the library's west elevation facing the river. [6] The Cornish Baths, Winnipeg's first indoor pool, [7] were formerly located beside the Library. [3] Construction by the National Construction Company of Winnipeg began in 1914. The library opened on June 15, 1915.
The University of Manitoba Libraries (UML) is the academic library system for the University of Manitoba.UML is made up of over a dozen libraries across two campuses—the main campus (Fort Garry) and the urban, health sciences campus (Bannatyne)—as well as one virtual library, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Virtual Library. [2]
The Legislative Building has been used many times as a set for films and television productions, including The Diviners (1993) in 1990 and Capote (2005) in 2004. Along with being used as a library, the Reading Room has been used to portray a courtroom and law office. The 2003 Governor General’s New Year’s Message was recorded in the Reading ...
The Winnipeg Walkway System, also known as the Winnipeg Skywalk, is a network of pedestrian skyways and tunnels connecting a significant portion of downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba. The City of Winnipeg described the Walkway as a system of 14 skyways and 7 tunnels connecting 38 buildings and allowing for a maximum protected walk of 2 km.
In 1972, the Archives became a branch of the Department of Tourism, Recreation and Cultural Affairs (currently Manitoba Sport, Culture and Heritage), where it would stay (though the department itself would be restructured several times). [1] In 1973, the Hudson's Bay Company decided to move its historical archives to Winnipeg, Manitoba.
[13] [16] [17] [18] LAC was established per the Library and Archives of Canada Act (Bill C-8), proclaimed on April 22, 2004, with a subsequent Order-in-Council on May 21, which formally united the collections, services, and personnel of the National Archives of Canada and the National Library of Canada. [19]