Pierrefonds library

Services offered

• Contactless loans
• Access to collections only including  periodicals and journals
• Telephone reservations 
• Online services: online reservation and digital library
• Returns and drop-off chute
• Access to photocopiers and scanners
• Interlibrary loan (request by phone)
• Individual computer stations available only: reservations must be made the day before or the same day (maximum 2 hours per day, maximum 4 hours per week - by phone at 514 626-1800)

Loans

Books and other items can be borrowed in person or at a distance by reservation. You must reserve items online or by phone at: 514 626-1800. When you are notified by phone or e-mail that your items are ready, you can visit your library’s counter.

Conditions:

• Maximum 15 reservations per library card
• Loan time: Four weeks for all items (except for DVD’s)
• Maximum 40 items per library card

Reserve online (in French)

Membership

You can become a member in most libraries. Virtual membership continues as usual.

Register (in French)

Online services

Digital collections and online services, like virtual memberships, online reservations, digital library, audio books, remain available at all times.

Returns

Returns are business as usual. Just take your items to the library counter or use the outdoor drop-off chute. You must return fragile items, such as games and musical instruments, to the counter.

Membership

• Ville de Montréal residents and tax payers: free
• Non-residents:
  • Youth (13 years of age or under): 44 $
  • Adults: 88 $
  • Seniors (65 years of age, proof to be provided): 56 $
• Ville de Montréal employees: free
• Students (13 years of age or older, attending full-time a Montréal institution, proof to be provided): free

Online membership here (in French)

Registration to library activities

Choose three of the following options:

1. In person at the Pierrefonds library and Roxboro library’s front desk ;

2. Over the phone by calling : 514 626-3009;

See the Library Programming of activities

Cultural program

Click here to discover the winter and spring 2022 cultural events.

Spaces and Services - A destination that exceeds book consumption

• Individual/groups study rooms
• Multifunctional room
• Fabrication lab
• Pop-up shops (audio-video displays)
• Expansion of the animation room
• Toddlers corner and playground
• Teen Zone
• Parents space
• Allocated reading area
• Multimedia room
• Game room
• Genealogy room
• Interior garden
• Outside terrace
• Reading stands

Sustainable construction and universal accessibility

By respecting the Sustainable Development Policy adopted by the City of Montreal, the new Pierrefonds library obtained in 2022 the LEED Gold construction certification, meeting its accessibility commitments to enable everyone to enjoy the community space.

About - The story of a great transformation

The Pierrefonds library project, which required $20.3 million in investments, was carried out as part of the Programme de rénovation, d’agrandissement et de construction de bibliothèques (RAC) and funded through the Entente sur le développement culturel de Montréal, concluded by the Ville de Montréal and the ministère de la Culture et des Communications. Additional funding of $5 million from the Borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro was provided for the development of administrative spaces and the addition of documents to the collection, for a total project cost of $25.3 million. In addition to the new and renewed services, the surface area of the new library has also been doubled, totalling 3967m2.

In 2012, it was officially announced the Pierrefonds Library would undergo a major renovation. There were two main issues with the old library: the lack of space to house its collection of over 120,000 books and manuscripts and the need to modernize the services offered to its visitors by providing an environment adapted to contemporary needs. In 2013, through an architectural competition, the jury selected the consortium Chevalier Morales architects and DMA architects. The design of the future library would win the prestigious Award of Excellence from Canadian Architect Magazine before even breaking ground.

The library officially reopened to the grand public on May 23, 2019.

Prizes and distinctions

2021: The Year Jury’s Favourite (coup de coeur) of the Association des architectes en pratique privée du Québec. For more information, see the Project Sheet or the Association’s Reference Manual.
2019: Quebec Library and Archives Architecture Award
2018:  Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) Quebec Region Steel Construction Award of Excellence - category: institutional
2014: Winner of the Canadian Architect Award of Merit