Waterloo Public Library

The Waterloo Public Library is the public library system for , Canada. Founded in 1888, the library has four branches, as of May 2025.
wpl.ca
+1 519 886 1310
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Thursday: 9:30 AM—9:00 PM
    Friday—Saturday: 9:30 AM—5:30 PM
    Sunday: 1:00 PM—4:00 PM
    public holidays: closed
    December 24th: closed
    December 31st: closed
  • Type: Library
  • Description: public library in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
  • Also known as: “Waterloo Public Library - Main”
  • Address: 35 Albert Street, Waterloo, N2L 5E2
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Carnegie Library and Old Post Office.

Public building
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is a public building.

Government building
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is a government building, which is situated 140 metres east of Waterloo Public Library.

Art gallery
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The is a public art gallery located in , , Canada. It is the only Canadian art gallery exclusively dedicated to exhibiting and collecting contemporary Canadian ceramic, glass, enamel and stained glass works of art. is situated 170 metres southwest of Waterloo Public Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waterloo and Kitchener.

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, , is one of three neighbouring cities, together with , and , forming a tightly-integrated metro area within the larger in .

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and neighbouring and form a tightly-integrated metro area within the larger in . At the time of the 2021 Canadian census, the population of the city of was 256,885 people and the population of the Region of Waterloo area was 587,165.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Waterloo Public Library.

Waterloo Public Library

Latitude
43.4659° or 43° 27′ 57″ north
Longitude
-80.52466° or 80° 31′ 29″ west
Levels
2
Operator
Waterloo Public Library
Open location code
86MXFF8G+94
Open­Street­Map ID
way 43251385
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q20006960
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