Country
Hills Community Library
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Country Hills Community Library
1500 Block Line Road
Kitchener, ON N2C 2S2
Phone:
(519) 743-3558
Fax: (519) 743-3558
 Wheelchair Accessible
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By
Bus
#11 Country Hills
#12 Conestoga Mall / Fairview Mall
Hours
of Operation
Map to the Library
Contact: Do you have a comment, question or
suggestion about the Country Hills Community
Library? Please contact our Branch Manager,
Jeannie
Tilson.
Branch
Profile
Country Hills
Community Library officially opened on October
20, 2004. Resulting from a partnership with
the Waterloo Catholic District School Board,
our newest Community Library is located at the
new St. Mary's High School, on the corner of
Block Line Rd. and Homer Watson Blvd., in the
rapidly expanding Country Hills neighbourhood.
Benefits of the Partnership
Everyone benefits
from cooperative school/community library ventures.
By sharing costs, both the School Board and
the community get a facility far superior than
either could have achieved on their own. At
over 14,000 square feet, the Country Hills Library
is our largest community library yet.
Partnering a community
library with a high school also encourages ongoing
library use by our young people and provides
an opportunity for all age groups in our community
to work, study, and enjoy reading together.
The new library
also features a large community meeting room,
a children's program area, a special teen area
and an open-concept computer centre.
Community Library Services
KPL will provide
the full suite of collections and services presently
available at all other community library locations.
This library, like each of the community libraries
will respond to community-specific information
needs, through relevant collections, programming
and services.
What
We Offer
Class Visits
Teachers,
Day Care providers and Home Schoolers are welcome
to book a time for their charges to visit the
library. Children will be introduced to what
the library has to offer and will enjoy a special
story time and a tour of the Branch.
Teachers can also
request an instructional session for their students
on how to use the Library Catalogue for research
projects.
In June, KPL programming
staff is also available to go out to schools
to promote our Summer Reading Club and summer
programs.
To
find out more or to book a class visit, please
contact our children’s programmer, Carey
Morrison at 519-743-3558.
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Volunteer
Opportunities
The Country Hills
Community Library provides a variety of volunteer
opportunities, including: Adopt-A-Shelf, Tallying
Zehrs Tapes, Reading Buddies and Children’s
Program Support.
For more information
on these volunteer opportunities or to apply
to become
a volunteer at the Branch, please click
here
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Internet
Access
The
Country Hills Community Library offers access
to the Internet on a number of workstations.
These computers are loaded with Microsoft Office
programs and can print in both black & white
or color (there is a fee associated with printing).
If you are new to using the Internet and would
like to learn about the basics of searching
we can arrange a one-on-one instructional session
with one of our trained Internet Volunteers.
To find out more information, to book time to
use a computer or to request an instructional
session please call 519-743-3558.
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KidTech
The
Country Hills Community Library has two KIDTECH
computer workstations for children to enjoy.
These computers are loaded with many educational
and entertaining software products. Youngsters
can sign up for a half hour session up to 24
hours in advance in person or by calling 519-743-3558.
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Computer
Lab
The Country Hills Community Library features
a computer lab with filtered internet access
and word processing software. The 20 computers
in the lab belong to the Waterloo Catholic District
School Board and are used by the St. Mary’s
students during school hours. Members of the
public may use these computers in the evenings
and on Saturdays.
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Meeting
Room Rental
The Country Hills Community Library Community
Library has a large meeting room available for
rent by individuals or organizations. The full
sized Meeting Room holds a maximum capacity
of 70 people, but can be divided into two smaller
rooms as required. Equipment such as an overhead,
data or slide projectors are available upon
request at an additional cost.
For
more information or to book the Meeting Room
or Seminar Room please call 519-743-3558. Click
here for rental rates.
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Free
Parking
The Country Hills Community Library customers
can enjoy free parking at any time of day in
our shared parking lot with St. Mary’s
High School.
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Circulating
Magazines
The
Country Hills Community Library subscribes to
over 100 newspapers and magazines. Adults, children
and young adults of all ages are sure to find
something of interest from our selection of
periodicals.
Children’s
magazines at the Branch can be signed out for
a one week loan period. Adult magazines, with
the exception of the current issue, also circulate
for 7 days. The Branch keeps one year of back
issues of each title for customers to enjoy!
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Community Partners
St.
Mary’s High School
