Library History

The Terrace Bay Public Library originated in 1948 in a small room that served as the recreation building during the construction of the Kimberly Clark Mill and then became the Moose Hall. In 1950 there was a move to another small room in the back of what was known as Green Cats. In 1963 it settled in the Terrace Bay Recreation Center and has moved three times in this building. In 1980 when major renovations were undertaken in the Recreation Center the library moved to our present location which was a completely new facility for the library with built-in circulation desk and adequate shelving to house all our library materials. We celebrated Terrace Bay’s 50th anniversary in 1997 with a new fully automated card catalogue and circulation system. In 2004 (Ontario Early Years) and 2005 (Trillium Foundation) we received grants to begin replacing our metal shelving with new oak shelving in the children’s section and adult non-fiction areas. The Terrace Bay Public Library received its accreditation under the Ontario Public Library Guidelines Program and was successful in the renewal of the accreditation in 2008.  Also in 2008, we joined with other northern libraries in the new online JASI catalogue and circulation system.