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North West Territories Legislative Library
The Legislative Library of the Northwest Territories evolved from the Government Library of the Northwest Territories which had been established on May 9, 1973 and began operation in 1974. On January 18, 1990, former Speaker Richard Nerysoo announced the decision of the Members of the 11th Legislative Assembly to proceed with the construction of a permanent Legislative Assembly building for the people of the Northwest Territories. On March 5, 1992, a Record of Decision directed the Government Library be transferred from the Department of Culture and Communications to the Legislative Assembly under the authority of the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly to become the Legislative Library effective April 1, 1992. The Library moved into its present location in the new Legislative Assembly building in September 1993.
The Library provides reference and information services to the Members of the Legislative Assembly and their staff, Legislative Assembly staff, the Executive Council and employees of the Government of the Northwest Territories, in that priority.In order to provide effective library services to all clientele, the collection of materials is divided between two physical locations. Materials relevant to the information and research needs of the Members of the Legislative Assembly, the Office of the Clerk, and their staff are housed in the Legislative Library in the Legislative Assembly building. Materials relevant to the information and research needs of government employees are housed in the Legislative Branch Library located in Yellowknife’s downtown core.
Access to the Library’s collection is available online and can be viewed on public access computers in both the Legislative Library and the Legislative Branch Library and.
The staff of the Legislative Library compiles a monthly list of new titles acquired by the Legislative Library and the Legislative Branch Library which focus on areas of interest to Members of the Legislative Assembly and Government of the Northwest Territories departments. Also included in the list are articles of interest from periodicals and newspapers held in the libraries. An annual Checklist of Government of the Northwest Territories Publications is also produced on an on-going basis. These lists are posted on the Legislative Assembly’s web site.
The Legislative Library acquires and maintains a collection of materials including books, government publications, reports, periodicals and newspapers with a focus on northern and aboriginal issues, northern history, political science, economics, public administration, health and social services. The Legislative Library is the official depository for Government of the Northwest Territories publications and acquires and maintains as complete a collection of government publications as possible.
The media, researchers, and the general public may also use the library but they may not borrow materials and there is a restriction on the services they can access.
The Legislative Library and Legislative Branch Library are each staffed with a librarian and a library technician.
The Library’s address, telephone number and Internet address are as follows:
Legislative Library of the Northwest Territories
Legislative Assembly Building
P.O. Box 1320
Yellowknife, NT
X1A 2L9
PH: (867) 669-2202
Website: www.assembly.gov.nt.ca
Legislative Assembly website: http://www.assembly.gov.nt.ca/_live/pages/wpPages/home.aspx
