Atwater Library
The Atwater Library and Computer Centre is an independent community library in Westmount, Quebec, Canada, operating the oldest subscription library service in the country.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours:
Monday and Wednesday: 10:00 AM—8:00 PM
Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM - Type: Library
- Description: building in Quebec, Canada
- Also known as: “Atwater Library & Montreal Children’s Library” and “Atwater Library and Computer Centre”
- Address: 1200 Avenue Atwater, Wesmount, Westmount, QC H3Z 1X4
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cabot square and Alexis Nihon Complex.
Cabot square
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cabot Square is an urban square in Montreal, Quebec, Canada between the former Montreal Forum and the former Montreal Children's Hospital. The square is in the Shaughnessy Village neighbourhood, an area recently re-dubbed the Quartier des Grands Jardins and has been slated for redevelopment.
Alexis Nihon Complex
Shopping center
Photo: Place Alexis Nihon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alexis Nihon Complex is a 223,000 m), making it the largest of the retailer's locations at the time. The Steinberg's supermarket was one of the largest built by the company back then. Alexis Nihon Complex is situated 140 metres west of Atwater Library.
Atwater station
Metro station
Photo: Alexcaban, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Atwater station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal and serves the Green Line on the border between the city of Westmount and Montreal. Atwater station is situated 210 metres northwest of Atwater Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westmount and Saint-Henri.
Westmount
Town
Photo: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY 3.0.
Westmount is a city on the Island of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Enclaved by the city of Montreal, it had a population of 19,658 in the 2021 Canadian census.
Saint-Henri
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Henri is a neighbourhood in southwestern Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in the borough of Le Sud-Ouest. Saint-Henri is bounded to the east by Atwater Avenue, to the west by the town of Montreal West, to the north by Autoroute Ville-Marie, and to the south by the Lachine Canal.
Atwater Library
- Categories: library building and education
- Location: Ville-Marie, Montreal, Urban agglomeration of Montreal, Southwestern Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude
45.48872° or 45° 29′ 19″ northLongitude
-73.58418° or 73° 35′ 3″ westOpen location code
87Q8FCQ8+F8OpenStreetMap ID
node 11830361796OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q4818839
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Atwater Library” goes by many names.
- French: “bibliothèque Atwater du Mechanics‘ Institute of Montréal”
- French: “Bibliothèque Atwater”
- Turkish: “Bibliothèque Atwater du Mechanics‘ Institute of Montréal”
- Turkish: “Montréal Mekanikçiler Enstitüsü Kütüphanesi”
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