About NWT Public Library Services

The Northwest Territories Public Library Services is a unit of Education Operations and Development within the Department of Education, Culture and Employment. Under the direction of the Territorial Librarian, it provides leadership in coordinating public library services throughout the Northwest Territories.

The PLS provides the automated library system for the NWT Library Network (Public Libraries,Legislative Library, Aurora College Libraries, Aurora Research Institute Library and PWNHC Reference Library). It provides collection development and technical services for all public libraries except Yellowknife Public Library. A central library collection is maintained and used to rotate current material to smaller libraries. Service delivery is provided to residents in communities without libraries through access to the PLS Web page and online catalogue, and borrow by mail services. PLS coordinates some special programming and provides training and support to all NT community libraries.

NWTPLS is a territory-wide information system that supports:

Community Libraries in:
Aklavik, Deline, Fort Good Hope, Fort McPherson, Fort Providence, Fort Resolution, Fort Simpson, Fort Smith, Hay River, Hay River Dene Village, Inuvik, Norman Wells, Tulita, Yellowknife and Ulukhaktok

Virtual Libraries (consisting of two public access Internet workstations) in:
Diavik, Edzo, Enterprise, Fort Liard, Lutsel K'e, Nahanni Butte, Paulatuk, Rae,  Sachs Harbour ,Tsiigehtchic, Tuktoyaktuk,  Wha Ti and Wekweti

 Contact Us

TERRITORIAL LIBRARIAN
Alison Hopkins	alison_hopkins@gov.nt.ca
HEAD, TECHNICAL SERVICES
Brian Dawson	brian_dawson@gov.nt.ca
ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY
Theresa Studney	theresa_studney@gov.nt.ca
INTERLIBRARY LOANS CLERK / BORROWERS BY MAIL
Kevin Lafferty	kevin_lafferty@gov.nt.ca
ACQUISITIONS CLERK
Janine Hoff	janine_hoff@gov.nt.ca
ROTATION CLERK
Alison Kilgour	alison_kilgour@gov.nt.ca