TheMississauga Library System, orMississauga Library, is thepublic library system for the city ofMississauga, Ontario. The system has 18 branches, consisting of the Hazel McCallion Central Library and 17 smaller neighbourhood libraries. The library system eliminatedlate fees in 2022.[3]
Interior of the Central Library prior to the 2023 renovation.
The Hazel McCallion Central Library (commonly shortened to Central Library or Hazy Mac) is located in thecity centre at 301 Burnhamthorpe Road West, adjacent to theMississauga Civic Centre. It is the largest branch of the Mississauga Library System, containing four floors of materials and a further floor for silent study, and has functioned as the main library for the system since its opening in 1991 as the Mississauga Central Library.[4]
The Central Library closed for extensive renovations during theCOVID-19 pandemic. The city announced on 10 February 2021 that the library would officially be renamed to honour the centennial birthday of Mississauga's longest-serving mayor,Hazel McCallion.[5][6] The Hazel McCallion Central Library was reopened to the public on December 19, 2023 with limited hours before its official grand reopening on February 3, 2024.[7][8]
TheMeadowvale Community Centre was renovated in July 2014 and re-opened in fall 2016 with a new library within the building.The Port Credit Library $3.1 million renovation project completed in 2013, however due to the building structure issues, it closed since June 28, 2021. It has since been reopened as of August 2023.Burnhamthorpe LibraryCourtneypark Library shares the building withSt. Marcellinus Secondary School. It is also the second largest library branch in the city of Mississauga.
$3.1 million renovation project completed in 2013, however due to the building structure issue, it closed since June 28, 2021. It has since been reopened as of August 2023.
At current location since 1998. When it was located at 2227 South Millway Drive, the branch was known as Erin Mills South branch. Closed as of June 17, 2024 for a three-year renovation.
