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- New Downtown Home Delivery Service
- Lunchtime Series - Next Event Thursday, March 25 at 12:30 pm: Michael Harrison discusses the book he co-authored on the 3 Macs
- Atwater Poetry Project next readings Thursday, April 8 at 7:00 pm: Hérménegilde Chiasson, Jo-Anne Elder and Sonnet L'Abbé
- Book Club next session Wednesday, April 14 at 7:30 pm: The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
- Judy Garland Tribute benefit event on Tuesday, May 11 at 6:00 pm
- Computer Course Info and Schedule
- Parks Canada Cost-Sharing Grant of $425,000 announced to upgrade our building
- The 2009 Benefit Cocktail Party was a tremendous success - Thanks to everyone who contributed!
- DVDs - We have a growing collection
- 2010 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction winner and all other shortlisted titles are in our collection
- 2009 Award-winning Books
- 2009 Giller Prize Winner and all other longlisted titles are in our collection
- 2009 Man Booker Prize Winner and other shortlisted titles are in our collection
History
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Archives of the Mechanics’ Institute of Montreal |
Click here for digitized minutes 1828-1890
Click here for 1855 Rules of the Library and Catalogue of Books
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Focus Collections
Scottish Collection (with the support of the St. Andrews' Society of Montreal)
Currently approximately 1100 books are catalogued as part of this collection.
To view the complete listing search our Online Catalogue in "Subject" field for Scottish Collection.
Black Collection
Currently approximately 500 books are catalogued as part of this collection.
To view the complete listing search our Online Catalogue in "Subject" field for Black Collection.
Quebec Writers' Federation Collection (with the support of the QWF)
Currently approximately 860 books are catalogued as part of this collection.
To view the complete listing search our Online Catalogue in "Anywhere" field for QWF.
Montreal Lovell 1849-50, 1860-61, 1863 to present day (available online at http://bibnum2.bnquebec.ca/bna/lovell/index.html )
Heritage Collection
The lower level of the Atwater Library and Computer Centre houses the 867 volume Heritage Collection. This collection consists of rare books that were part of the Mechanics’ Institute’s original collection, as well as many acquired over the years through generous donations. Browsing through the collection is like looking at a snapshot of Canadian history. Interested members can find any item in the collection in the online catalogue, but the items are available for consultation only. Requests for consultation should be submitted at the circulation desk. Please enjoy this one-of-a-kind collection.
To view the complete listing search our Online Catalogue in "Subject" field for Heritage Collection.
General Collection The Atwater Library currently offers some 40,000 books and other materials for the education and the pleasure of its users.
The library collection covers:
- Hardcover and paperback books (fiction, non-fiction, biography, mystery, travel, and computer books) in English and French.
- Reference materials: encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs, indexes, handbooks, maps, phone books, and government documents, etc.
- Magazines and newspapers (English and French)
- Approximately 1,300 large-print books
- Print materials in several languages
- About 245 audio-books - mostly books on cassette tape and a few on CDs
- More than 300 DVDs and growing
- Some music CDs
- Archives
Your gift makes a difference!
It is now possible to renew your books online but you must first get a password from staff member Gail O'Hagan (514-935-7344)
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Registration is now open for Winter 2010 Computer Courses and Workshops! |
Latest Additions
Award-Winning Books
Lifelong Learning Collection
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launched at Atwater Library with community partners Click here for details |