{"id":36634,"date":"2025-07-31T18:06:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T22:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=36634"},"modified":"2025-08-07T13:02:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T17:02:49","slug":"apls-browse-borrow-micro-branch-officially-opened-at-sarc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/apls-browse-borrow-micro-branch-officially-opened-at-sarc\/","title":{"rendered":"APL\u2019s Browse & Borrow micro-branch officially opened at SARC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Aurora Public Library\u2019s new Brose & Borrow Kiosk at the Stronach Aurora Recreation Complex is now available to avid local readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The kiosk, which is the Aurora Public Library\u2019s first micro-branch, was officially dedicated Thursday afternoon at the SARC by Mayor Tom Mrakas. It is the Library\u2019s first formal presence in Aurora\u2019s northeast, a part of the community the Library (APL) has previously identified as underserved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a smart step forward in making Aurora a more connected and accessible community,\u201d said Mayor Mrakas in a statement just prior to the July 24 ribbon-cutting ceremony. \u201cSARC is already a destination for families, fitness and recreation \u2013 now it is also a place for discovery and learning. Bringing library services into everyday spaces like the SARC reflects the kind of innovation and inclusion our Town is proud to support.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the ceremony itself, the Mayor came equipped with a Library card to make the first check-out and kept remarks informal, thanking Jodi Marr, CEO of the APL, her team, and everyone who had a hand in making the kiosk a reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI especially want to thank the residents as well because it is essentially their tax dollars and our work through the Budget that allows us to do things like this to provide services for our community that make our community a better place. When parents come in here and their kids are swimming or being active from a sports perspective, they can sit down and read a book and they can get a book right here [and] the kids can come out after they\u2019re done and get a book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is an amazing accomplishment, I believe, for the Town of Aurora and for the Aurora Public Library.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marr, who led the ribbon cutting, said she was \u201cthrilled\u201d for the unveiling which, she said, \u201cmakes it easier than ever for residents to borrow books and engage with library services while they are enjoying activities in another one of our wonderful Town resources \u2013 the SARC.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI would like to thank the members of the Aurora Public Library Board for their support and advocacy. Thank you to Lauren Hanna, our Board Chair, Christina Choo-Hum, Terri Watman, Councillor Harold Kim. I am pleased to have you here with me today to help launch this new service,\u201d said Marr. \u201cThank you to all of our programming partners who are in attendance. Your work with us deepens our ability to support the community and its needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFinally, this project would not have been possible without the hard work of library staff. Thank you to Mario Baleno, Julie Rocca, and Victoria Dillon for their diligent work on this initiative. Thank you to all of our library staff who will continue to maintain this service point and to take ownership over it as we move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday\u2019s opening had plenty of Library staff on hand to answer questions, register library cards for new users, and showcase a number of ongoing and upcoming APL initiatives, including their Summer Reading Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The kiosk is available to residents at all times the SARC is open and all you need to access it is your Aurora Public Library Card. Returns can be made at the kiosk, at the Aurora Public Library at Yonge and Church Street, or at the APL Drop Off at the Aurora GO Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPublic libraries are essential to strong communities,\u201d said Robin McDougall, Aurora\u2019s Director of Community Services in a statement. \u201cThe new kiosk at SARC is a creative, modern way to deliver library services and meet people where they live, play and connect. We\u2019re excited to see this innovation in action.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brock Weir
Editor
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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