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The Moncton Public Library (MPL) in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, aims to meet the educational, cultural, informational and recreational needs of its users. The Moncton Public Library provides access to a province-wide collection of more than 1.8 million items, 116,000 of which are on its shelves.〔(City of Moncton Cultural Plan )〕 The library is a primary source of support for literacy and lifelong learning for residents of the greater Moncton area.〔(Moncton Public Library )〕 There is only one main branch in the city, located on Main Street in downtown Moncton.〔(Library Hours and Location )〕 ==History== The Moncton Public Library was founded in 1913.〔(About the Library )〕 It was made possible thanks to the efforts of the Fort Cumberland Chapter of the IODE which started working on the project as early as 1911.〔Machum, Lloyd A. (1965). A history of Moncton Town and City, 1855-1965. Moncton: Moncton Publishing Company. p. 230〕 The library was originally opened in the old City Hall and was destroyed by fire on February 25, 1914.〔Machum, Lloyd A. (1965). A history of Moncton Town and City, 1855-1965. Moncton: Moncton Publishing Company. p. 230; 250〕 Afterwards, it was moved to the Higgins Block, which is located on the corner of Main Street and Botsford Street.〔Larracey, E.W.(1991).Resurgo: The History of Moncton, Volume 2. p. 174〕 On February 27, 1927, the library was moved to Archibald House, which burned down on March 2, 1948.〔Site of new Times and Transcript building has much historic interest. The Times and Transcript. March 22, 1960〕 After the fire, the Moncton Public Library was moved to Kirby House, located at 51 Highfield Street, where it was officially reopened on January 20, 1949. This building was demolished in October 1961 in order to build a new one for the library on the same land; it was inaugurated on September 22, 1962.〔Potvin, Claude. (1977). Spotlights on the Albert-Westmorland-Kent Reional Library, 1957-1977. Moncton: Albert-Westmorland-Kent Regional Library. p. 76.〕 The Moncton Public Library is currently located in the Blue Cross Centre where it has been since 1989. The library's previous location on Highfield Street was renovated to accommodate office space in 1991.〔Old city library to be turned into office building. Times and Transcript, Friday, November 23, 1990〕 On July 13, 2012, a statue of former Moncton resident Northrop Frye was unveiled in font of the library. It was created by artists Darren Byers and Fred Harrison.〔Frye statue celebrates an icon. Times and Transcript,Friday, July 20, 2012〕 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「Moncton Public Library」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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