Libraries in Ottawa

88 libraries are mapped in Ottawa, from the main city library to branch libraries, mobile library stops and the street bookcases where books are swapped for free. Where the data says so, you also get opening hours and whether the building is step free.

Named libraries in Ottawa

  1. Library of Parliament (interim main branch)Sparks Street 125 · Mo-Fr 08:30-17:00
  2. Ottawa Public Library - Main BranchMetcalfe Street 120 · Mo-Th 10:00-21:00; Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa-Su 10:00-17:00 · Step free
  3. Christian Science Reading RoomLaurier Avenue West 141
  4. Library of Parliament"not open to public"
  5. Library and Archives CanadaWellington Street 395 · Mo-Fr 09:00-16:00
  6. Free Lending Library
  7. Morisset LibraryUniversité Private 65
  8. Little Free Library
  9. Ottawa Outdoor Gear LibraryBronson Avenue 211 · Tu, Th 14:30-18:30; Sa 10:00-14:00
  10. Brian Dickson Law LibraryLouis-Pasteur Private 57
  11. Bibliothèque Maison du CitoyenRue Laurier 25 · Jun-Aug: Mo-Th 10:00-20:00; Jun-Aug: Fr 10:00-18:00; Jun-Aug: Sa 11:00-17:00; PH off
  12. Ottawa Public Library - Rideau BranchRideau Street 377 · Mo-Th 10:00-20:30; Fr 13:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00 · Step free
  13. Mini Library
  14. The New Edinburgh Little Free Library
  15. Ottawa Trans Library
  16. Ottawa Public Library - Sunnyside BranchBank Street 1049 · Mo-Th 10:00-20:30; Fr 13:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su,PH off · Step free
  17. Ottawa Public Library - Rosemount BranchRosemount Avenue 18 · Mo-Th 10:00-20:30; Fr 13:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00 · Step free
  18. Ottawa Public Library - Rockcliffe Park BranchSpringfield Road 380 · Mo-Tu 13:00-20:30; We 10:00-17:00; Th 13:00-20:30; Fr 14:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-14:00 · Free
  19. Bibliothèque Lucien-LalondeRue Berri 225
  20. Ottawa Public Library - Vanier BranchPères-Blancs Avenue 310 · Mo-We 10:00-20:30; Th 13:00-18:00; Fr 13:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00
  21. Ottawa Public Library - St-Laurent BranchCôté Street 515 · Mo-Th 10:00-20:30; Fr 13:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00 · Step free
  22. MacOdrum LibraryColonel By Drive 1125
  23. The Book Exchange
  24. Prends un livre ou donne un livre
  25. Ottawa Public Library - Alta Vista BranchAlta Vista Drive 2516 · Mo-Th 10:00-20:30; Fr 13:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00 · Step free

Showing 25 of the 30 named points. The map has all 88, including the 58 that carry no name in OpenStreetMap.

Questions

Where is the nearest library in Ottawa?
Allow location access and the map centres on you with the closest of the 88 mapped libraries around it, or pan to any area and search there. Tap a marker for its position, opening hours when known, and walking directions.
Are the libraries in Ottawa free to use?
Public libraries normally are, both for reading on site and for using the toilets, wifi and workspace. Borrowing usually needs a library card, which is typically free for residents.
Are opening hours shown?
Where OpenStreetMap has them. Branch libraries often keep shorter and more variable hours than the main library, and some have self service hours outside staffed times, so confirm before a special trip.
What is a public bookcase?
A street cabinet or shelf where anyone can take a book and leave one, sometimes called a little free library. They are included here alongside proper libraries, and they are the kind of small fixture only OpenStreetMap bothers to map.
Where does this libraries data come from?
From OpenStreetMap, a map built by volunteer surveyors and maintained continuously. It is the best available source for small fixtures like this one, because they are the things commercial map providers do not bother collecting.
Something is missing or wrong. Can I fix it?
Yes, and it is the fastest way to get it corrected. Edit the point on openstreetmap.org and the change flows through to this page on the next refresh. There is no separate database here to correct.
Is the list of libraries in Ottawa complete?
It is as complete as the local survey effort. Densely mapped cities are close to exhaustive; elsewhere expect gaps. The map is always the fuller view, since the list on this page only names the points that have a name.

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