Mississauga Library System

Mississauga Library System
Location	Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Type	Public library
Established	1956[1]
Branches	18
Collection
Items collected	business directories, maps, books, periodicals, genealogy, local history,
Size	1.3 million
Access and use
Circulation	7,301,788 (2012) [2]
Population served	770,000
Other information
Budget	$26,453,145 [2]
Director	Rona O'Banion
Website	mississauga.ca/library

The Mississauga Library System, or Mississauga Library, is the public library system for the city of Mississauga, Ontario. The system has 18 branches, consisting of the Hazel McCallion Central Library and 17 smaller neighbourhood libraries. The library system eliminated late fees in 2022.[3]

Central Library

Interior of the Central Library prior to the 2023 renovation.

The Hazel McCallion Central Library (commonly shortened to Central Library) is located in the city centre at 301 Burnhamthorpe Road West, adjacent to the Mississauga Civic Centre. It is the largest branch of the Mississauga Library System, containing four floors of materials and a further floor for silent study, and has functioned as the main library for the system since its opening in 1991 as the Mississauga Central Library.[4]

The Central Library closed for extensive renovations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The city announced on 10 February 2021 that the library would officially be renamed to honour the centennial birthday of Mississauga's longest-serving mayor, Hazel McCallion.[5][6] The Hazel McCallion Central Library was reopened to the public on December 19, 2023 with limited hours before its official grand reopening on February 3, 2024.[7][8]

Branches

The Meadowvale Community Centre was renovated in July 2014 and re-opened in fall 2016 with a new library within the building.

The Port Credit Library $3.1 million renovation project completed in 2013, however due to the building structure issues, it closed since June 28, 2021. It has since been reopened as of August 2023.

Burnhamthorpe Library

Courtneypark Library shares the building with St. Marcellinus Secondary School. It is also the second largest library branch in the city of Mississauga.

Branch	Address	Date opened	Notes
Burnhamthorpe	43.62113°N 79.60306°W / 43.62113; -79.60306 (1350 Burnhamthorpe Road East)	1976
Churchill Meadows	43.55275°N 79.74730°W / 43.55275; -79.74730 (3801 Thomas Street)	January 2007	Shares facilities with St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School
Clarkson	43.51153°N 79.65038°W / 43.51153; -79.65038 (2475 Truscott Drive)	1956	At current location since 2002.
Cooksville	43.58051°N 79.61728°W / 43.58051; -79.61728 (3024 Hurontario Street, Suite 212)	June 2004
Courtneypark	43.62410°N 79.71001°W / 43.62410; -79.71001 (730 Courtneypark Drive West)	November 2004	Shares facilities with St. Marcellinus Secondary School
Erin Meadows	43.55629°N 79.71677°W / 43.55629; -79.71677 (2800 Erin Centre Boulevard)	September 15, 2001	Shares facilities with St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School
Frank McKechnie	43.61663°N 79.65324°W / 43.61663; -79.65324 (310 Bristol Road East)	June 24, 2000
Lakeview	43.58329°N 79.56312°W / 43.58329; -79.56312 (1110 Atwater Avenue)	1967
Lorne Park	43.53100°N 79.62768°W / 43.53100; -79.62768 (1474 Truscott Drive)	1967
Malton	43.72322°N 79.63885°W / 43.72322; -79.63885 (3540 Morning Star Drive)	1977
Meadowvale	43.58502°N 79.75613°W / 43.58502; -79.75613 (6655 Glen Erin Dr)	1974	At current location since 2016. Shares facilities with Meadowvale Community Centre. It is located on the upper level.
Mississauga Valley	43.59701°N 79.62421°W / 43.59701; -79.62421 (1275 Mississauga Valley Boulevard)	January 26, 1980
Port Credit	43.55168°N 79.58647°W / 43.55168; -79.58647 (20 Lakeshore Road East)	1962	$3.1 million renovation project completed in 2013, however due to the building structure issue, it closed since June 28, 2021. It has since been reopened as of August 2023.
Sheridan	43.53047°N 79.65252°W / 43.53047; -79.65252 (2225 Erin Mills Parkway)	1976	At current location in Sheridan Mall since 2002.
South Common	43.54216°N 79.68454°W / 43.54216; -79.68454 (2233 South Millway Drive)	1983	At current location since 1998. When it was located at 2227 South Millway Drive, the branch was known as Erin Mills South branch. Closed as of June 17, 2024 for a three-year renovation.
Streetsville	43.58376°N 79.71704°W / 43.58376; -79.71704 (112 Queen Street South)	1967
Woodlands	43.56277°N 79.64943°W / 43.56277; -79.64943 (3255 Erindale Station Road)	April 7, 1975	At current location since 2014.

See also

• Ontario Public Libraries
• Ask Ontario

References

1. "About Mississauga Library". Mississauga Library. City of Mississauga. Retrieved 10 Nov 2024.
2. Canadian Library Statistics: Public Library Statistics - 2012
3. Cornwell, Steve (16 October 2021). "What will cost more or less in Mississauga next year? 4 things to know about the city's 2022 fees". Toronto Star. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
4. "Central Library". Library Hours and Locations. City of Mississauga. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
5. Draaisma, Muriel (10 February 2021). "Former Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion to celebrate 100th birthday on Sunday". CBC News. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
6. "Hazel McCallion Honoured by City of Mississauga with 100th Birthday Celebration and Library Renaming". City of Mississauga. February 10, 2021. Archived from the original on February 22, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
7. Finucane, Declan (December 19, 2023). "$49 million in renovations later, Hazel McCallion Central Library reopens in Mississauga". Insauga. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
8. Cornwell, Steve (January 4, 2024). "Grand Opening: The biggest library in Mississauga to open Feb. 3 after $49-million renovation". The Mississauga News. Retrieved September 13, 2024.

External links

• Official website