The Atwater Library and Computer Centre (French: Bibliothèque et centre d’informatique Atwater, officially the Atwater Library of the Mechanics' Institute of Montreal) is an independent community library in Westmount, Quebec, Canada, operating the oldest subscription library service in the country. It is located at 1200 Atwater Avenue. It is a privately operated, non-government, nonprofit organization, and a registered charity. It was founded in 1828.[1]
The Atwater Library was home of the first Mechanics' Institute in Canada. It is also the oldest subscription library in Canada. It was first formed in 1828 when citizens recognized the need for educating workers for the number of industries that were expanding in Montreal.[2] The Atwater Library is also the last Mechanics' Institute building in Canada serving its original purpose. The Atwater Library of the Mechanics' Institute of Montreal was recognized as a National Historic Site of Canada in 2005.[3]
Servicesedit
The Atwater Library offers a variety of services and events to both members and to residents of the greater Montreal area. Membership is not limited to a specific municipality because it is not a public library.
Membership: Membership costs between $10.00 for three months up to $35.00 for a full year, with special pricing available to students, seniors, members of the Québec Writers' Federation, RECLAIM members, and former YMCA refugee residents with a permanent address.[4]
Library services: Their collection currently offers almost 40 000 in multiple forms of media, mostly in English, as well as special collections and historical archives. In 2015, they created the Seed Bank, a seed-sharing program.[5]
Computer services: They offer a bank of computers open to the public, provide free Wi-Fi, offer courses and workshops in a dedicated computer classroom, and operate the Digital Literacy Project which partners with community groups to teach technical skills relating to computers to youth and marginalized adults.[6]
Digital literacy: The Atwater Library teaches the skills and knowledge to engage with digital technology and creative new media. They work with partner organizations and schools to offer age-appropriate activities to users, and they share their knowledge on seniors using digital media with international partners and peers.[7]
Financial literacy: The library partners with relevant organizations to offer educational presentations and workshops on the financial issues and skills relevant to specific groups. In 2017, they focused on the needs of young families, and their 2019 series focuses on retirement and estate planning for seniors.[8]
Room rentals: The Atwater Library offers four facilities for hourly rentals: an auditorium, a computer classroom, a reading room, and a computer centre.[9]
Exhibitions: They accept community and school proposals for pictures and paintings to be exhibited throughout their heritage building.[10]
Events: They host occasional and recurring events such as readings, lectures, community gatherings, and fundraising events.[11]
Community involvementedit
In addition to regular courses and workshops (e.g. on the use of computers), the Atwater Library and Computer Center are behind many events, special projects and exhibitions in partnerships with many organizations. One of their current projects is the Digital literacy project which engages people in creative new media production.[12][13] Eric Craven (project director) and Dr. Line Grenier presented a paper about the project at the European Communication Research and Education Association Conference (ECREA) in Lisbon in November 2014 as part of a panel called New Media and Older People – Age, Narratives and Normativities.[14] Two videos were presented and are still available here and here. The ALCC also participated in the National Human Library Day in Canada.[15] They collaborated with researchers on projects like MemorySpace: Private Memories, Public Histories, a project capturing the life stories and history of a neighbourhood through photographs.[16]
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The Atwater Library and Computer Centre French Bibliotheque et centre d informatique Atwater officially the Atwater Library of the Mechanics Institute of Montreal is an independent community library in Westmount Quebec Canada operating the oldest subscription library service in the country It is located at 1200 Atwater Avenue It is a privately operated non government nonprofit organization and a registered charity It was founded in 1828 1 The Atwater Library seen from Atwater Avenue Contents 1 History 2 Services 3 Community involvement 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe Atwater Library was home of the first Mechanics Institute in Canada It is also the oldest subscription library in Canada It was first formed in 1828 when citizens recognized the need for educating workers for the number of industries that were expanding in Montreal 2 The Atwater Library is also the last Mechanics Institute building in Canada serving its original purpose The Atwater Library of the Mechanics Institute of Montreal was recognized as a National Historic Site of Canada in 2005 3 Services editThe Atwater Library offers a variety of services and events to both members and to residents of the greater Montreal area Membership is not limited to a specific municipality because it is not a public library Membership Membership costs between 10 00 for three months up to 35 00 for a full year with special pricing available to students seniors members of the Quebec Writers Federation RECLAIM members and former YMCA refugee residents with a permanent address 4 Library services Their collection currently offers almost 40 000 in multiple forms of media mostly in English as well as special collections and historical archives In 2015 they created the Seed Bank a seed sharing program 5 Computer services They offer a bank of computers open to the public provide free Wi Fi offer courses and workshops in a dedicated computer classroom and operate the Digital Literacy Project which partners with community groups to teach technical skills relating to computers to youth and marginalized adults 6 Digital literacy The Atwater Library teaches the skills and knowledge to engage with digital technology and creative new media They work with partner organizations and schools to offer age appropriate activities to users and they share their knowledge on seniors using digital media with international partners and peers 7 Financial literacy The library partners with relevant organizations to offer educational presentations and workshops on the financial issues and skills relevant to specific groups In 2017 they focused on the needs of young families and their 2019 series focuses on retirement and estate planning for seniors 8 Room rentals The Atwater Library offers four facilities for hourly rentals an auditorium a computer classroom a reading room and a computer centre 9 Exhibitions They accept community and school proposals for pictures and paintings to be exhibited throughout their heritage building 10 Events They host occasional and recurring events such as readings lectures community gatherings and fundraising events 11 Community involvement editIn addition to regular courses and workshops e g on the use of computers the Atwater Library and Computer Center are behind many events special projects and exhibitions in partnerships with many organizations One of their current projects is the Digital literacy project which engages people in creative new media production 12 13 Eric Craven project director and Dr Line Grenier presented a paper about the project at the European Communication Research and Education Association Conference ECREA in Lisbon in November 2014 as part of a panel called New Media and Older People Age Narratives and Normativities 14 Two videos were presented and are still available here and here The ALCC also participated in the National Human Library Day in Canada 15 They collaborated with researchers on projects like MemorySpace Private Memories Public Histories a project capturing the life stories and history of a neighbourhood through photographs 16 See also edit nbsp Books portal nbsp Canada portalList of National Historic Sites of Canada in Montreal Westmount Public Library the other library in WestmountReferences edit About Us Atwater Library and Computer Centre 2009 Retrieved 6 July 2012 History of the Mechanics Institute of Montreal Atwater Library and Computer Centre Atwater Library of the Mechanics Institute of Montreal Canadian Register of Historic Places Retrieved July 29 2011 Ave 1200 Atwater Westmount H3Z 1X4 Quebec Become a member Atwater Library and Computer Centre Retrieved 2019 07 02 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Ave 1200 Atwater Westmount H3Z 1X4 Quebec Library Atwater Library and Computer Centre Retrieved 2019 07 02 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names 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Centre Retrieved 2019 07 02 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Ave 1200 Atwater Westmount H3Z 1X4 Quebec Events Atwater Library and Computer Centre Retrieved 2019 07 02 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link The Neighbourhood Theatre 2012 The Atwater Library amp Computer Centre the Neighbourhood Theatre TNT Archived from the original on 2015 05 27 Retrieved 2015 05 27 Computer Services Atwater Library and Computer Centre Digital Literacy Project Digital Literacy Project Retrieved 2024 01 25 HUMAN Library Atwater Library and Computer Centre Montreal Quebec Canada Archived from the original on 2015 05 27 Retrieved 2015 05 27 MemorySpace Exhibition Shtetl Montreal shtetlmontreal com Retrieved 2024 01 25 External links editAtwater Library and Computer Centre Atwater Library of the Mechanics Institute of Montreal National Historic Site of Canada entry 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