Building:
Library offers 20,000 square feet of collections and services.
Features:
Fireplace lounge, dedicated teen and children’s spaces, accessible, public computers, printer, photocopier, Wi-Fi, free and rental rooms available for community use.
Location:
Located on the Civic Plaza area near Abbotsford City Hall, UFV Clearbrook Centre, and the REACH Gallery Museum. Accessible by public transit (see BC Transit: Central Fraser Valley Transit System).
Parking:
Ample parking available on both the east and west sides of the library – access from either Tretheway or George Ferguson Way.
Interesting Tips:
- The University of the Fraser Valley’s Clearbrook Centre is below the Clearbrook Library. The Centre has a focus on Continuing Studies and Applied Technology.
- The Clearbrook Library lounge looks out on the beautiful International Friendship Garden. The garden was initiated by the Abbotsford Sister-City Committee to celebrate Abbotsford’s long-term relationship with the City of Fukugawa in Japan.
- Library Live and On Tour is an innovative, stereotype-shattering literacy initiative developed by Fraser Valley Regional Library that “delivers the library” to people who do not know about libraries or have some obstacle to visiting them.
- The Playground at FVRL offers customers of all ages free access to fun and engaging STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) related learning experiences. The Playground features lending collections and in-library experiences.