Request for Proposal – Strategic Planning Services 

Cumberland Public Libraries (CPL) invites proposals from qualified consultants for the development of a strategic plan to guide the organization over the next three to five years.

Through this strategic planning process, CPL seeks to enhance its role in the community, adapt to changing needs, and ensure the long-term sustainability and relevance of its libraries.

To view the Request for Proposal, click here.

Proposals will be received until: April 11, 2025 – 4:00 pm (Atlantic)

Advocate Closed as of March 17 Due to Building Issues

Our Advocate Library will be closing Monday, March 17 for the foreseeable future, due to building issues. We will provide more details about this ongoing situation as they become available.

At this time, we ask Advocate patrons to redirect holds to another location for pickup. If you need assistance with this, please call one of our other locations.

If you are unable to visit another location, our Borrow By Mail service can accommodate your library needs. To register for Borrow By Mail, please fill out the form on our website, or call 902-667-2549 (ext. 228).

We greatly appreciate your patience over the coming days as we work to reopen the library.

Congratulations to Our Design a Bookmark Contest Winners!

We have winners for our Design a Bookmark contest!! From left to right, our winner are:

  • Ages 3-6: Jarika S. (Amherst)
  • Ages 7-10: Penelope M. (Springhill)
  • Ages 11-14: Amneh (Pugwash)
  • Ages 15+: Bernadette C. (Springhill)

In total, we had 721 votes for the bookmarks. Thank you to all the artists and voters who participated. Bookmarks are now available at all of our locations!

Read Our 2023-2024 Annual Report

Curious about what the library has been doing this past year? Read our 2023-2024 Annual Report now!

This Annual Report reflects the time between April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024 and showcases the library’s ever-changing role within Cumberland County.

Click here to view our report now.

Want to Support the Library? Donate Today.

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Your support enriches the public library system in Cumberland County.

For each $25 donation, you will receive a bookplate that will be printed with your name and placed in a new Cumberland Public Libraries book.

Make a donation to honour a friend, colleague, favourite teacher, or to remember a loved one.

Your generosity will help us provide new books and programs for our thousands of library visitors each year.

You will also receive a tax receipt for your donation.

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