Branches & Hours

Victoria Day: Library Closed
All Day at All Branches

Mousing Around
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2:00 - 3:30 pm at Central Library

Story Club
Friday, May 25th, 3:30 - 4:30 pm at Central Library

Author Nikki Tate: The Legends of King Arthur
Friday, May 25th, 1:15 - 2:15 pm at Central Library

Author Naomi Beth Wakan: A Roller-coaster Ride: Thoughts on Aging
Saturday, June 2nd, 2:00 - 3:30 pm at Central Library

Central Branch

Location & Facility			Hours & Contacts
	Address:	735 Broughton St. Victoria, BC V8W 3H2	Hours:	Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday	9:00 am - 6:00 pm 9:00 am - 9:00 pm 9:00 am - 9:00 pm 9:00 am - 9:00 pm 9:00 am - 6:00 pm 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Closed (May to October)
	Parking:	Street parking by meter 700 Block Broughton Street Parkade	Dates Closed:	Holiday and Closure schedule
	Bus Route:	Bus routes to all GVPL locations	Branch Contacts:	250-382-7241 (Phone) 250-382-7125 (Fax)
	Map:	Google Map	Branch Head:	Judy Moore
	Accessibility:	Full access for persons with disabilities. Adaptive Computer located in Talking Books Dept.		Floorplan:	Central - 1st floor Central - 2nd floor
	Branch History:	The Central Branch is the main resource centre for the Library system and has many specialized collections and services, as well as an excellent general collection. The Central Branch occupies 48,222 square feet of the Waddington Building complex. This facility also houses the Administration Services Office and the IT Solutions Department.

Services and Resources
Collections:
Language Collections:	Chinese, Dutch, German, Hindi, Hungarian,Italian, Japanese, Korean, Punjabi, Polish, Portugese, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese
Programs & Events:	Central Library program Calendar
Meeting Rooms:	Meeting Room Information (Rates, Capacity, etc.) Meeting Room Online Booking
Specialized Services:	Local History Room Talking Books

Technology and Equipment
	Public Computers:	Public Internet Computers Public Express Internet Computers - 3 Teen Computers - 3 Kiosks - 12 Self Check-out stations - 3
	Printers & Photocopiers:	Public Printers/Photocopiers - 1 colour, 2 - black & white
	Wireless Internet:	Free wireless Internet is available
	Specialized Technology:	Microfilm / Microfiche readers - 6