 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
New Brunswick Legislative Library
The Joint Committee of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly established New Brunswick’s Legislative Library in 1841. This action formalized the Library’s creation, which had taken place in 1784 when the Province was first formed. During most of the nineteenth century, the Library was located in Province House, the original Legislative Building. However, it is now located in the present Legislative Building, which was erected during the period 1880-1882. New Brunswick’s first parliamentary librarian, Mark Needham, was appointed in 1842.
The Library provides information, reference, research, and publication services to Members of the Legislative Assembly and their staff. The Library’s collection is strong in the social sciences and humanities with emphasis on administration, economics, Canadian history, law, political science, and social questions. Through exchange and deposit agreements, it holds the Sessional papers and publications of the other provinces and the territories. All newspapers of the province are acquired and an extensive periodicals collection is maintained. The size of the complete collection is approximately 220,000 volumes.
The staff of the Legislative Library compiles an annual checklist of New Brunswick government publications as well as several other publications, including bibliographies and accessions lists.
New Brunswick’s Legislative Library has seven permanent staff members, two of whom are professionals. Its annual budget is approximately $500,000.
The Legislative Library Act states that “the Legislative Library shall operate primarily for the use of the Members of the Legislative Assembly and members of the department…” In actual fact, the general public, university staff and students, as well as other types of researchers, use the resources and facilities.The Library’s address and telephone number are:
Legislative Library
P.O. Box 6000
Fredericton, New Brunswick
B3B 5H1
PH: 506-453-2338
FAX: 506-444-5889
Website: http://www1.gnb.ca/leglibbib/
Legislative Assembly website: http://www.gnb.ca/legis/index-e.asp
