1964 Mayor Moskovitch and Council of the City of Côte Saint-Luc set up a citizen-led Côte Saint-Luc Library Advisory Committee to recommend procedures in the establishment of a library. 1965 The Committee submits a report recommending that a permanent library building be constructed in Neighbourhood 5 (its current location); that temporary quarters be found in the meantime, and that a professional librarian be hired. The “Public Library By-Law” is passed by the City Council. Eleanor London is hired on November 1 to set up a library from scratch. 1966 Côte Saint-Luc Library opens on the second floor in the Côte Saint-Luc Shopping Centre on September 7. The 4,322 square feet location is supposed to be “temporary”. Its opening hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. from Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, and closed on Sundays. About four hundred members join within the first four hours. 1968 The library extends its opening hours to include Sundays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 1969 A policy is instituted to gradually take over the office space on the shopping centre’s second floor as other tenants vacate. As a result, the library’s area is increased to 5,897 square feet. Library hours become 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day. 1970 The library begins its final expansion at the Côte Saint-Luc Shopping Centre, doubling its size to 8,000 square feet and occupying most of the second floor. Library service to shut-ins is started. 1975 The library’s international collection of phone books is expanded significantly. 1977 A committee is set up to look into the library’s space problem. 1978 Non-Côte Saint-Luc residents joining the library now have to pay an annual fee of $20 per family. Less than 50% of members at this time are from Côte Saint-Luc. Municipal inter-library loan network set up. 1982 No new non-residents are allowed to join the library. All existing non-resident members could continue their membership as long as they pay an annual fee. 1984 Discounts on books for libraries cease, according to Quebec Law 51. 1985 Construction for new Library/City Hall complex begins. The City of Côte Saint-Luc receives $1.2 million grant from the provincial government for the project, which cost $8 million overall. Members of Côte Saint-Luc Library are asked to supply a photo of themselves for their membership cards, a move to help prevent unauthorized use. 1986 The library relocates to its current Cavendish Blvd. home, closing for only two days in its entire history. An audiovisual collection, including video and audiocassettes, is introduced. VCRs become available for the public to view films in the library. Dr. Joe Schwarcz’s Science Demystified lectures begin on Monday afternoons once a month. 1987 Audiovisual counter area named William E. Kesler Room. Smokers’ lounge is disbanded. 1989 The library’s Natural History Museum is officially dedicated to Mr. Nat Levine, donor of the collection it houses. The Current Events program with Graeme Decarie begins. 1997 The library’s website is launched. The library offers public Internet access and subscribes to Proquest, a popular database. 1998 The library is used as a shelter during the Ice Storm. Mayor Bernard Lang leaves office after 22 years. 1999 RECON project (retrospective conversion of existing records into machine readable format) is started. 2001 The library is renamed the “Eleanor London Côte Saint Luc Public Library”. Quebec government cancels the library’s book-buying grant. 2002 As a result of the mergers, library membership opens up to anyone who lives on the Island of Montreal. Eleanor London retires. Lisa Milner is appointed the Division Chief of Culture, Libraries, and Social Development. Sonia Mirarchi becomes the Children’s Librarian. Library automates with the Millennium system by iii Innovative Interfaces. 2003 The first Children’s Summer Reading Club, a collaboration involving several public libraries, is held. 2004 Graphic novels and CD audiobooks are introduced into the collection. The Children’s section is re-named the “Youth Department”. Côte Saint-Lucers vote to demerge from Montreal. Library membership triples from pre-merger numbers, with CSL residents comprising less than one third of the total membership. 2005 Fines go up for the first time in the library’s history. Membership fees of $5 are implemented for everyone. DVDs are introduced into the collection. Montreal is World Book Capital for the 2005–2006 year, beginning on April 23. Elections are held for the new CSL Council. Mayor Anthony Housefather is elected and appoints Councillor Steven Erdelyi to the library portfolio. 2006 The City of Côte Saint-Luc officially reconstitutes. Non-resident membership fees are established at $175 per individual, $300 for families, and $100 for seniors and students. Library membership is approximately 10,000 with approximately 90% from CSL. The Council reaches four-year deals with Hamsptead and Montreal West, allowing their residents to use the library on terms advantageous to CSL. Library and Culture Committee is set up. Tanya Abramovitch becomes the Director of Library Services. Library renovations take place, creating a centralized circulation desk and a café. The library becomes a wifi hotspot. The library celebrates its 40th anniversary / 20th anniversary in current building. Readers’ Advisory Department is created. Graeme Decarie leaves Montreal. New library website is launched.