Carnegie Branch
Carnegie Branch is a library in Vancouver, British Columbia which is located on Main Street. Carnegie Branch is situated nearby to the community center Carnegie Community Centre, as well as near Carnegie Library.- Opening hours:
Monday—Thursday: 9:30 AM—8:00 PM
Friday: 9:30 AM—6:00 PM
Saturday—Sunday: 9:30 AM—5:00 PM - Email: info@vpl.ca
- Type: Library
- Description: branch library of the Vancouver Public Library
- Also known as: “VPL: Carnegie Branch”
- Address: 401 Main Street, V6A 2T7
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carnegie Community Centre and Rogers Arena.
Carnegie Community Centre
Community center
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Carnegie Community Centre is located at 401 Main Street at the corner of Hastings Street, in the old Carnegie Public Library building in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Rogers Arena
Stadium
Photo: Hucul002, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rogers Arena is a multi-purpose arena at 800 Griffiths Way in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Opened in 1995, the arena was known as General Motors Place from its opening until July 6, 2010, when General Motors Canada ended its naming rights sponsorship and a new agreement for those rights was reached with Rogers Communications. Rogers Arena is situated 740 metres southwest of Carnegie Branch.
Vancouver Police Museum
Museum
Photo: Bobanny, Public domain.
The Vancouver Police Museum & Archives opened to commemorate the centennial of the Vancouver Police Department and the City of Vancouver, British Columbia in 1986. Vancouver Police Museum is situated 170 metres northeast of Carnegie Branch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Eastside and Gastown-Chinatown.
Downtown Eastside
Neighborhood
Photo: Bobanny, Public domain.
The Downtown Eastside is a neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. One of the city's oldest neighbourhoods, the DTES is the site of a complex set of social issues, including disproportionately high levels of drug use, homelessness, poverty, crime, mental illness and sex work.
Gastown-Chinatown
Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gastown and Chinatown are in the east end of downtown Vancouver between downtown and East Van. The area is one of the oldest parts of the city and much of the early architecture and character remains, giving it a different look and feel to the glass and concrete of the rest of downtown.
Japantown
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Japantown, Little Tokyo or Paueru-gai is an old neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, located east of Gastown and north of Chinatown, that once had a concentration of Japanese immigrants.
Carnegie Branch
- Categories: public library, library branch, and education
- Location: Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.28106° or 49° 16′ 52″ northLongitude
-123.10001° or 123° 6′ westOperator
Vancouver Public LibraryOpen location code
84XR7VJX+CXOpenStreetMap ID
node 5848006754OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryWikidata ID
Q85704532
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