Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Atwater Library and Computer Centre
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Atwater Library,
Montreal Mechanics' Institute
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1828-
History
The Atwater Library traces its origins back to 1828, when the first mechanics’ institute established in continental British North America was formed in Montreal. Today, with its official name, Atwater Library and Computer Centre, it is the sole survivor of the many mechanics’ institutes established in Canada in the 19th century. The rest were either closed or merged into public library systems.