Province British Columbia | Phone +1 250-766-3141 | |
Address 1258 Trans-Canada Hwy, COLUMBIA-SHUSWAP, SUBD. C, BC V0E 2W1, Canada Similar Okanagan College, Chase Library - Thompso, Okanagan Regional Library S, Larch Hills Trail System, The Mall at Piccadilly Profiles | ||
Okanagan regional library system orl 75th anniversary
The Okanagan Regional Library (ORL) system serves the Okanagan region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its administrative headquarters are in Kelowna. The system covers 59,000 square kilometers of area, and serves 360,000 people through 29 branches. ORL was founded in 1936. In 2013, the library held 3.2 million physical items. The library is largely funded through tax revenues from four administrative areas, the Regional District of North Okanagan, the Regional District of Central Okanagan, the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, and the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen. It also receives funding from the provincial and federal governments.
Contents
Dover hydraulic elevator at the okanagan regional library kelowna bc
History
In 1935, residents of the Okanagan participated in a referendum to decide whether to start a library system in the valley. After a majority voted "yes", the first Kelowna library, then called the Okanagan Union Library, was constructed. The original collection was 18,000 items, and served a population of about 25,000.