Richmond Public Library (Canada)
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| Richmond Public Library | |
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 Entrance to the Richmond Cultural Centre, which houses the Brighouse branch | |
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| Established | 1975 |
| Branches | 5 |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | books, e-books, cds, periodicals, local history, movies, TV shows, video games, board games |
| Size | 350,000 (2021)[1] |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 1.6 million (2023)[2] |
| Population served | 230,584 (2016)[3] |
| Members | 108,332 (2019)[4] |
| Other information | |
| Budget | CA$12,196,250 (2023) [5] |
| Director | Susan Walters |
| Employees | 138 |
| Website | www |
Richmond Public Library (RPL) is a public library that serves Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. The library has four branches in the city: Brighouse (Main), Steveston, Ironwood, and Cambie. RPL also offers limited Saturday pop-up services to the Hamilton neighbourhood.
The library has won numerous awards, including the John Cotton Dana Public Relations Award[6] in 2008 for its "Ralphy" library card for kids.
In September 2018, Richmond Public Library launched a book dispensing machine in the Hamilton Community Centre, allowing nearby residents to access the library's collection.[7] A second machine was launched in the Minoru Centre for Active Living in February 2020.[8]
In February 2021, Richmond Public Library permanently eliminated late fines[9] to reduce barriers to accessing library services.
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