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Collingwood Public Library |
Opened in 1904 |
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Collingwood established a free public library in 1896. After a Carnegie grant of $14,500 was promised in August 1901, a building was constructed on a lot donated by Thomas and John J. Long in 1903-04 at the corner of Maple and Second Streets.
Main floor: general reading room, ladies' reading room, stack room, board room, and catalogue room.
Cost: $14,500 (exclusive of site) plus $2,000 for furnishings.
Size: 49 ft. x 55 ft.
Source: Archives of Ontario, S-2033