New Liskeard Library
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Loonwatcher
N 47° 30.492 W 079° 40.395
17T E 599905 N 5262494
A Carnegie Library in the middle of town.
Waymark Code: WMNJ6P
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 03/21/2015
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Built in 1910 with a $10,900(US) grant and designed by architect architect Henry Westlake Angus, the Carnegie Public Library in New Liskeard still serves in its original role and is one of the few old stone buildings in the area. The limestone was quarried off an island just off the shoreline of Lake Temiskaming
It was not only a library but had a meeting room downstairs where the Council met for many years. The library had a full basement. The Library is still used today and is full to capacity with books.
Known since 2004 as Temiskaming Shores Public Library - New Liskeard Branch
Public Library offering:
Computer access to the Internet
Photocopier
Fax machine, scanners and lamination
Programs for children, teens and adults
Summer reading club
Online book clubs
Local history and genealogy resources
Low vision reading aids and formats
Electronic library available online
Interlibrary loan service
EBooks, eAudiobooks, CD's and CD-ROM's available
Free WIFI
Childrens programs
Meeting room space
Study room space
Micro film reader
Address of Library Building:
Address: 50 Whitewood Ave W New Liskeard, ON P0J 1P0
New Liskeard, Ontario Canada
P0J1P0
Current Use of Building: Library
Year Built (optional): 1910
Website about building: [Web Link]
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