Our 2025 Accessibility Plan is Now Available
Our revised Accessibility plan is now available!
This plan was created with the Interregional Advisory Committee for Library Accessibility (IACLA), and outlines how we plan to become more accessible and equitable between now and 2030.
To read our plan, click the button below!
Summer Job Opportunity – Library Student Assistant
Hey Students! Are you a resident of Nova Scotia returning to school in the Fall? Come work with us this summer!
We are seeking a dynamic and energetic individual to become a part of the library’s service team. The successful candidate would work on the circulation desk of the main branch in Amherst and with the Technical Services department that is part of the library’s Headquarters Office. They would also be responsible for promoting the library at community and virtual events and creating promotional materials.
Deadline for applications is April 24, 2025.
Find out more about our summer student job, and how to apply here.
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.
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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