2020 marks a major milestone in the long service life of the Arnprior Public Library.
We did have major plans to celebrate with a long list of special events throughout the year.  However, our vision was altered in mid March with COVID-19.
As we start the process of re-opening to the public, we are working on a new model for service delivery.  Exciting plans are in the works for this fall as we start Inventing The New Normal.  Stay Tuned!
Ingenuity runs deep at the Arnprior Public Library - one of 310 Public Libraries in the province.  Our efforts have been recognized at the provincial and national levels, having garnered 4 awards over the past 5 years .

Carolyn Swayze, Youth Services Librarian
2020  OPLA Advocacy in Action: Excellence in Children’s or Teen Services Award. Read the submission
2018  Minister's Award for Innovation (Small Library Category) Read the submission
2017 W.J. Robertson Medallion, Public Librarian of the Year, Ontario
2016 Youth Services Librarian of the Year, Ontario   Read the submission
2015 National Honorable Mention for the TDSRC   Read the submission
Karen DeLuca, CEO
The library then and now...
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1895 by-law that creates the Arnprior Public Library
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1895- 1967 From Mechanics' Institute to Public Library located in the Arnprior Town Hall, Elgin Street
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1967-1991 Centennial project brought the library into the DA Gillies Building with the museum created on the second floor
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1990 - present. Construction began in 1990 with the official opening in 1991. Expansion into the lower level was started in April 2010 with official opening ceremony in October 2010.