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Je me suis exclamé à mon interlocutrice : « Cette bibliothèque publique est simplement magnifique, c’est un des secrets les mieux gardés de Montréal. » Celle-ci m’a souri et m’a répondu dans un français excellent : « Oui, un des secrets les mieux gardés de Westmount. »
Ouverte en 1899, la bibliothèque publique de Westmount est la première de Montréal Westmount. Elle a été créé dans l’esprit du Public Library Movement qui signifiait essentiellement : « Free books for all ».
Ce lieu possède un charme ineffable que les agrandissements ultérieurs, notamment ceux conçus par l’architecte Pete Rose dans les années 90, n’ont pas altéré, au contraire. Il faut voir la serre, The Green House, et le parc.
En 2010, elle a remporté le prix Aménagement par l’organisme Les Arts et la Ville pour son jardin du conte.
La bibliothèque des enfants a célébré ses 100 ans en 2011.