About Us
The extensive resources within this CBC production library are available to set, costume and graphic designers in the wider film, television and theatre community, as well as to documentary filmmakers and researchers.
If you need to capture the flavour of a period, research a subject, or if you are looking for visual inspiration, you are certain to find resources within this collection that will help you. Please call and speak to staff librarians about your research needs, or to make an appointment. Research fees apply.
This unique collection houses thousands of subject and biography files and books selected for their visual content. It also features an historic serials collection, including the Eaton’s catalogue back to 1910.
Focus areas include:
- Interiors & Exteriors
- Costume & Fashion
- Advertising & Typography
- Canada Past & Present
- World History & Politics
- World Geography