A report on the implementation plan for the Ottawa Central Library will be presented to the Ottawa Public Library Board on June 4, 2018, Finance and Economic Development Committee on June 5, 2018, and rise…
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A new milestone has been achieved in the project to create a new Ottawa Public Library – Library and Archives Canada joint facility. A City of Ottawa Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process for professional design…
On February 27, 2018, the Government of Canada released its 2018 Budget, which includes proposed funding to support Library and Archives Canada’s collaboration with the Ottawa Public Library for a joint facility. The City of…
On February 8, 2017, Ottawa City Council approved 557 Wellington Street as the site for the new Ottawa Central Library. The site is city-owned and located at the northwest corner of Albert Street and Commissioner Street.…
The City of Ottawa has issued its Request For Qualifications (RFQ) for professional design services for the new Ottawa Central Library. The $168-million Ottawa Central Library, budget exclusive of parking facilities, has been approved to be…
The City of Ottawa is preparing to start the two-phase procurement process for the professional design services for the new Ottawa Central Library. The Notice of Planned Procurement, now posted on Merx, provides interested parties…
The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) today received City Council approval to develop a new 216,000 square-foot Ottawa Central Library joint facility with Library and Archives Canada (LAC) at 557 Wellington Street. City Council further approved…
Tonight, the Ottawa Public Library Board approved staff recommendations for the new iconic Ottawa Central Library (OCL) in the nation’s capital. The building is to be built as a joint facility with Library and Archives…
The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) released a report today recommending that the new Ottawa Central Library (OCL) be built as a joint facility with Library and Archives Canada (LAC) at 557 Wellington Street, which is…
The Ottawa Public Library will host a technical briefing for OPL Board Members, Members of Council, their staff and the media to provide an overview of the new Ottawa Central Library. Staff will present recommendations…
The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) is moving closer to building a flagship Central Library in our city. The remaining decisions will confirm where the Central Library will be located, how much it will cost, how…
The Chair of the Ottawa Public Library Board provided an update at the October 2016 Board meeting regarding the Central Library Development Project. Staff will be bringing forward a report in December 2016, which will…
The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) has released the list of candidate sites to be evaluated in the search for the best possible location for the new flagship Central Library. Twelve sites, both publicly- and privately-owned,…
The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) is one-step closer to finding a site for its new flagship Central Library. The OPL Board today approved the criteria and associated weightings that will be used to evaluate the…
The public is invited to share their thoughts on the spaces and uses of the new flagship Ottawa Central Library. Two upcoming sessions are the latest in a series of consultations on “what” should be…
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