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The Aurora Public Library is located in Aurora, Ontario, Canada. The library has a collection of more than 150,000 items and has over 31,000 registered users. ==Timeline of history== *1855: ''Aurora Association for the Diffusion of Helpful Knowledge'' formed, later called the ''Aurora Mechanics Institute and Library Association''. The association provided weekly lectures and concerts rather than lending books. *1863: The library had a collection of 500 books and was open for two hours each Friday. *1868: The association built ''The Mechanics Hall''is built at the southeast corner of Mosley and Victoria Streets. It was used for lectures and concerts but also as a library reading room. *1895: A ''Public Library Association'' was formed with a Board of Management appointed by the Town Council. *1920: The library assets were absorbed into a Municipal Public Library under the Free Public Libraries Act and the library moved to the Town Hall on the northeast corner of Yonge and Mosley Streets. *1926: A children's section was added to the library, but children were only allowed on Saturday afternoons. *1945: The library moved to Health Hall, now called Victoria Hall, on the southwest corner of Mosley and Victoria Streets. *1963: The library moved to a new dedicated building of at 56 Victoria Street as part of Aurora's centennial. *1967: The collection size was 14,900 and there were 5,236 members. *1979 A extension was finished, designed to serve a population of 20,000. *2001 The library moved to its current location, a facility on the northeast corner of Yonge and Church Streets. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aurora Public Library (Ontario)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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