Top 25 Public Libraries in Canada by Population Served

Rank*

Library Name

Location

Number of Branches¹

Total Income (in US$)

Population of Service Area

Operating Expenditures per Capita (in US$)

1	Toronto Public Library	Toronto (ON)	97	83,461,437	2,481,494	33.6
2	Bibliothèque Municipale de Montréal²	Montréal (PQ)	24	21,837,556	1,037,205	21.1
3	Calgary Public Library	Calgary (AB)	15	18,514,215	904,987	20.2
4	Ottawa Public Library	Ottawa (ON)	33	14,630,808	790,000	18.3
5	Edmonton Public Library	Edmonton (AB)	15	15,118,774	666,104	22.4
6	Mississauga Library System	Mississauga (ON)	14	13,045,587	633,700	20.1
7	Winnipeg Public Library	Winnipeg (MB)	19	13,670,601	619,544	20.4
8	Vancouver Public Library	Vancouver (BC)	21	21,975,519	577,772	38.1
9	Vancouver Island Regional Library	Nanaimo (BC)	37	8,532,974	415,477	20.5
10	Halifax Regional Library	Halifax (NS)	14	8,900,714	359,183	18.7
11	Bibliothèque Ville de Laval	Laval (PQ)	10	5,404,872	354,773	14.9
12	London Public Library	London (ON)	15	8,552,600	336,539	25.4
13	Okanagan Regional Library	Kelowna (BC)	29	6,712,307	323,653	19.8
14	Greater Victoria Public Library	Victoria (BC)	7	6,237,947	288,879	21.7
15	Saskatoon Public Library	Saskatoon (SK)	6	6,809,101	209,264	31.2
16	York Regional Library	Fredericton (NB)	20	2,377,329	201,088	9.5
17	Burnaby Public Library	Burnaby (BC)	3	5,083,791	193,646	26.2
18	Regina Public Library	Regina (SK)	9	7,401,555	191,400	37.4
19	Kitchener Public Library	Kitchener (ON)	3	4,466,939	187,700	23.8
20	Albert-Westmorland-Kent Regional Library	Moncton (NB)	14	1,293,116	180,753	7.2
21	Burlington Public Library	Burlington (ON)	5	3,484,749	157,000	22.0
22	Oshawa Public Library	Oshawa (ON)	2	3,051,376	149,000	20.3
23	Oakville Public Library	Oakville (ON)	4	4,482,089	144,100	31.1
24	St. Catharines Public Library	St. Catharines (ON)	4	2,867,152	129,172	22.2
25	Cape Breton Regional Library	Sydney (NS)	13	1,418,389	126,331	11.2
* Fiscal year ending 2003. 1. Does not include bookmobiles. 2. For 2000.

Source: Public Library Data Service, Statistical Report 2003.

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