Library Collections
The Burnaby Public Library has a large and varied library and reference collection to assist anyone conducting research on the history of Burnaby and British Columbia. This link is provided to their website to search their online database of books and materials. Of special interest to those researching Burnaby the following items are located in the reference department of the Bob Prittie Metrotown Library:
Burnaby - Civic information:
- Board of Variance agendas/minutes, 1987 - present
- Information Burnaby (newsletter), 1974 - present
- City Council agendas/minutes, 1965 - present
- Parks & Recreation Commission agendas/minutes, 1983 - present
- School Board agendas/minutes, 1980 - present
- Traffic Safety Committee agendas/minutes, 1984 - present
- City Manager's reports to Council, indexed from 1974
Burnaby - Local History:
- Burnaby newspapers, 1926 to date, indexed in Burnaby Matters and Canadian News Stand
- books written on Burnaby history and heritage buildings
- Burnaby Public Library Historical Photograph Collection (190+ photos of Burnaby, held in Special Collections)
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project (500 photos of Burnaby taken in 1976, held in Special Collections)
- Local History File (miscellaneous historical documents and maps)
- older Burnaby City Planning documents
- Burnaby secondary school yearbooks
British Columbia - History:
- Special Collections - reference collection of 6000+ books and other historical material relating to British Columbia, BC communities and BC native history (included in library catalogue)
- Canadian Institute of Historical Microreproductions (CIHM) - microfiche, documents relating to BC history (included in library catalogue)
- Pacific Press Local History Clippings Collection - newspaper clippings on microfiche, Greater Vancouver events 1930-1980; arranged by subject