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The Mississauga Library System is one of the largest public library systems in Canada with over 300,000 registered users, 18 locations to serve you, including a multi-floor Central Library with material allocated by subject areas. The Mississauga Public Library Board is made up of citizens appointed by City Council for a 4-year term. Most meetings are open and take place on the third Wednesday of each month. The Mississauga Library System exists to serve all its residents with excellent library service. In these times that is too big a role for any one agency to do well alone. So your Library works to partner with other local agencies and services across our diverse and dynamic growing city. In order to fulfill its mandate properly, some of the key partners the Library looks to plan and work with deserve to be recognized for their contributions and meaningful cooperation throughout the year...

Mississauga Public Library Board Members Morris Beckford Darrel Carvalho Raj Chopra Peter Ferreira Harry Hastilow Brad Hutchinson Councillor Katie Mahoney Antonio Maraschiello Mary McPherson Val Ohori


Message from the Library Director, Don Mills December 7, 2011 Libraries are busier than ever. And the Mississauga Library System is no exception. More people are using more library in more ways for more reasons than ever before. Old measures are no longer adequate to report on a library’s use. Checking out books used to be the key measure of a library’s use. Now its checking out books, DVDs, CDs, video games, audio books, kits for kids – not to mention newspapers, magazines, pedometers and voltage meters! The Library will check out about 8 million items this year, about 200 every hour on average! (It will also re-shelf most of those items when they come back!) The Library will see about 5 million visits this year. In addition, about 100,000 e-books will be downloaded, tens of thousands of visits will be made to the online catalogue, thousands to a growing number of online databases, and thousands of log-ons to the WiFi service at all 18 local libraries. In this information age, the Library still has a significant role to play. The quantity and diversity of use is great, but the quality is just as important – and the Library’s customer satisfaction rating is higher than ever. Libraries are important to most residents and are also recognized as good value for the tax expense (about $35 per capita – the cost of one new book!) *The Mississauga Library System’s current campaign – A Library for Everyone, Check It Out!* – says it all.** Don Mills, Director, Library Services December 2011

Library Board is proud to recognize these
key community partners
and their cooperation

the over 350 local schools serving children in kindergarten to Grade 12, their teachers and their parents
the University of Toronto at Mississauga with over 8,500 students, many from the local community
the nearby colleges - Sheridan, Humber and Seneca - whose students come from Mississauga in large numbers
Heritage Mississauga, a volunteer organization dedicated to promoting our rich history to today's residents
the Museums of Mississauga who collect and share our fascinating history with all residents
the Recreation and Parks Department of the City itself whose staff work closely with library staff to meet local needs effectively across our changing cit
the local daycares and childhood centers whose mandate touches the same early readers that the Library serves
the local seniors’ centres and homes where our older adults seek a good life in our city and access its many services to residents
the local youth agencies who strive to reach out and meet the needs of local youth to engage and acknowledge their contribution to our city
the new Office of the Arts at the City whose mandate it is to help create better communities by adding to the quality of life across our city
the Living Arts Centre, the City's premium facility, a co-host of the Library's annual literary festival each fall
and finally, the Friends of the Library, a dedicated volunteer group of library supporters who work continuously to help make a great library even better - and do!

Your Library Board is proud to recognize these key community partners and their cooperation and efforts to serve our residents in partnership with the Mississauga Library System. Think about becoming a supporter or volunteer of one of these community services this year. You'll give back to our great City and benefit all of us who are proud to live here.

Library Mandate
The mandate of the Mississauga Public Library Board.

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2010 Library Annual Report
The annual report of the Mississauga Library System for 2010.

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Board Meeting Highlights
News and notes from the meetings of the Mississauga Public Library Board meeting.

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2011-2014 Library Business Plan
The 2011-2014 Mississauga Library System Business Plan.

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Agendas & Minutes
Agendas and minutes of the Library Board meetings.

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Roles & Responsibilities
The Roles and Key Responsibilities of City Council, the Library Board, the Library Director and the Commissioner of Community Services.

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Strategic Priorities - Mississauga Public Library Board
This brochure outlines the Mississauga Public Library Board's Strategic Priorities and 2009 Key Objectives.

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Mississauga Public Library Board
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Library Board and City Relationship
The following Library Board motion covers the relationship between the City of Mississauga and the Mississauga Public Library Board.

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Policies of the Mississauga Public Library Board
The Mississauga Public Library Board policies were developed using the Carver model of board governance.

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