The Bibliothèques de Laval (), is the public library system of
Laval,
Quebec
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, Canada.
It is one of the largest
French language
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public library systems in the province and in
North America
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. There are nine different
branches
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History and etymology
In Old English, there are numerous words for branch, includi ...
listed below.
The bibliothèque Multiculturelle is the only one that has English and foreign language books; the other 9 are mostly French (with the exception of magazines, CDs, DVDs and videos). In 1995, Laval public library lent more than 2 million documents, to almost 92,000 readers in 25,731 opened hours.
Services
*Information and reference services
*Access to full text databases
*Community information
*Internet access
*Reader's advisory services
*Programs for children, youth and adults
*Delivery to homebound individuals
*Interlibrary loan
*Free downloadable ebooks
Branches
*Émile-Nelligan
Laval-des-Rapides
Laval-des-Rapides () is a district in Laval, Quebec, Canada. It was a separate city until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965.
Geography
The neighbourhood is delimited on the north, north-west and west by Chomedey, on the east and north ...
*Gabrielle-Roy
Fabreville
*Germaine-Guèvremont
Duvernay
*Laure-Conan
Vimont
*Marius-Barbeau
Saint Francois
*Multiculturelle
Chomedey
*Philippe-Panneton
Laval Ouest
*Sylvain-Garneau
Sainte Rose
*Yves-Thériault
Ste Dorothee
External links
Official Website
References
Public libraries in Quebec
Buildings and structures in Laval, Quebec
Education in Laval, Quebec
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