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Thursday, May 14, 2015

Lachine Library: High-Tech for the Patron

Lachine library a high-tech marvel

Kathryn Greenaway | April 28, 2015

Dozens of messages scribbled on note paper and stuck to the wall behind the checkout desk at the expanded Bibliothèque Saul-Bellow last weekend gave the facility glowing reviews — “it’s the best library in the world!” and “c’est génial!”

The $13 million, state-of-the-art facility at the corner of 32nd Ave. and St-Antoine St. held an open house Saturday and close to 3,000 people dropped by for a visit. The library officially opens for business on May 2.


The centre piece of the expanded and modernized Bibliotheque Saul-Bellow in Lachine is the massive, circular metal and wood staircase leading the open and airy second floor. The polished concrete floors are heated. Photo courtesy of the Ville de Montreal.
The centre piece of the expanded and modernized Bibliotheque Saul-Bellow in Lachine is the massive, circular metal and wood staircase leading the open and airy second floor. The polished concrete floors are heated. Photo courtesy of the Ville de Montreal.

“The turnout was fantastic,” Lachine borough mayor Claude Dauphin said of the open house. “Now it’s time for the people of Lachine to take ownership of the building. Come out and use it. It is a library for the 21st century.”
Gone are the days of severe-looking librarians silencing chatty visitors with a stern “no talking!” The now open and airy Bibliothèque Saul-Bellow — expanded above and beyond its original 1974 concept — invites discussion and offers busy programs of activities targeting both grown-ups and youngsters.

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