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| type = Public Library system of [[Island of Montreal]] in [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]
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| num_branches = 67
| items_collected = business directories, phone books, maps, government publications, books, periodicals, genealogy, local history,
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| website = [http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=4397,6375618&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL Montréal Libraries Network]
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The '''Montreal Public Libraries Network''' (''Réseau des bibliothèques publiques de Montréal'' in [[French language|French]]) is the public library system on the [[Island of Montreal]] in [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]. It is the largest [[French language]] public library system in [[North America]]. It also has items in English and other languages. Its central branch closed in March 2005 and the branch's collections were incorporated into the collections of the [[Grande Bibliothèque]].
The municipally-run Montreal Public Libraries Network (as distinct from the provincial [[Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec]], which is also located in Montreal and requires its own library card) includes 67 libraries, including 44 libraries in the city of [[Montreal]] and 12 branches in other municipalities on the Island of Montreal. There are several additional branches which are privately funded public libraries within the system and which require a nominal membership fee.
==Services==
*Information and reference services
*Access to full text databases
*Community information
*Internet access
*Reader's advisory services
*Programs for children, youth and adults
* Delivery to homebound individuals
* Interlibrary loan
* Free downloadable audiobooks
==History==
[[File:Relief of a torch at the Montreal Mechanics Institute.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Montreal Mechanics Institute (established 1828)]]
Montreal Mechanics Institute was one of a series of [[Mechanic's Institutes]] that were set up around the world after becoming popular in Britain. It housed a subscription library that allowed members who paid a fee to borrow books. The [[Mechanic's Institutes]] libraries eventually became public libraries when the establishment of free libraries occurred.<ref name=Harris>Harris, Michael. History Of Libraries In The Western World. 4th ed. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1995, p. 153.</ref>
==External links==
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*[http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/residents/librarystatistics 2006 data from Canadian Urban Libraries Council]
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