Huntsville Public Library


7 Minerva St.
Huntsville, Ontario   P1H 1W4
705-789-5232
library@huntsvillelibrary.net

Picture of the Huntsville Public Library, red brick facade, single story with ramp, steps and flower and shrubbery planters at the entrance

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    MISSION STATEMENT
    Huntsville Public Library is committed to providing quality library services, materials and facilities for individual enrichment, self-education, culture and recreation.

    OUR CORE VALUES

    • Respect for patrons and staff
    • Intellectual freedom.
      HPL upholds the principles of intellectual freedom--a fundamental right for all Canadians
    • Appropriate collections and services to support library roles.
    • Equitable access to information
    • Building community
      HPL blieves in building strong communities and preserving community memory.
    • Education and life-long learning

                                                      Adopted March 2005.


    Everyone in the community--young and old, from all walks of life--can come to the Huntsville Public Library to satisfy a wide range of intellectual and recreational needs. Increasingly, the public library is becoming the one place to look for information of all kinds, from encyclopedias to online electronic resources.

    LIBRARY SERVICES 

    • 60,000+ books & 100+ magazine& newspaper subscriptions
    • Videos, CDs, DVDs, eBooks, Books on Tape & Books on CD
    • Access to a wide array of electronic subscription databases
    • Microfilm & microfiche readers
    • Online Information/Reference service
    • Wireless access (WiFi)
    • Public access computers for Internet & wordprocessing
    • Accessible computer workstations with adaptive technology, thanks to grants from Ontario Trillium Foundation
     
    • Special collections  

                        Local History & Genealogy 
                        Government Document 

                        Municipal Information 

                        Telephone directories 

                        Other Languages 

                        Large Print 

    • Children's Programs 
    • Volunteer Services
      • Friends of the Library (fundraising for special  projects) 
      • Outreach (delivery of library materials to the home-bound) 
      • Collection Maintenance 
      • Special Projects (e.g., Capital Campaign)
    •  Rental Meeting Rooms
      • Friends' Multipurpose Room (seating for 100) 
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    •  Family Washroom with Change Table & Nursing Area 
    •  Snack Areas 
    •  Quiet Study Areas & Carrels 

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