Legislative
Library
Services
About the Legislative Library of British Columbia
Library Hours
During sittings of the Legislature, the Library is only open to
Members of the Legislative Assembly and legislative staff. The Library
is open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. when the Legislature
is not in session.
Who Are Our Clients?
Reference and research services are provided to the Members of the Legislative Assembly, their research staff,
the Officers of the House, and legislative support staff. The
Library may assist provincial government researchers and in some
circumstances members of the public when this service does not
conflict with the needs of the primary users.
History
The Library was founded in 1863 to serve the Colonial Legislature
of Vancouver Island and subsequently the Province of British Columbia
when it became a province of Canada in 1871. During its early years,
the Library assumed responsibility for archival and provincial public
library service, and, therefore, was often referred to as the Provincial
Library. With the development of other larger library
institutions, the
Legislative Library re-focused its services on the primary legislative
clientele.
Collection
The core collection consists of political science, parliamentary procedure, law, public
administration,
economics and Canadian history. There is also a significant
collection of British Columbia government publications and extensive
holdings of Canadian federal and provincial publications.
Library Logo
The Library’s Logo is a linocut print of
the entrance to the Legislative Library by an unknown artist. The print is a close replica of the
entrance. The original linocut block
was found in the attic in 1985. Its
only previous, known use was on the cover of the British Columbia Library
Association’s B.C.L.A. Bulletin of January 1955, when James G.
Mitchell, Reference Librarian and later the Legislative Librarian (1974 to
1984), was editor of the quarterly publication.
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