News

Curbside Pickup service now available at Drs. Coady & Tompkins Memorial Library. Learn more.

Library by Appointment service available beginning August 26. Learn more.

Branch Information

The Drs. Coady & Tompkins Memorial Library was established on May 12, 1978 through the initiative of the Margaree and Area Development Association.

The library is named in honour of Dr. Moses Coady and Dr. Jimmy Tompkins, both originally from the Margaree area. Drs. Coady and Tompkins are well known for their formative role in the cooperative & credit union movements, adult education initiatives and in the case of Dr. Tompkins, public libraries within the province.

The following material was prepared by the students of the 2018 Community Leadership Course (History Department) at Saint Mary’s University. Supervisor: Dr. S.Karly Kehoe. Students: Sarah Budgell; Jake Bullen; Lisa Bunyan; Jenelle Reid; and Trisha Turner:

• Who were Coady and Tompkins?
• Annotated bibliography of works about Dr. Moses Coady and Dr. James Tompkins
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Find us at: 7972 Cabot Trail, Margaree Forks, NS

Mailing address: Coady & Tompkins Memorial Library c/o ECRL Headquarters
390 Murray Street, PO Box 2500, Mulgrave, NS, B0E2G0

Phone/Fax: (902) 248-2821

Email: margaree@ecrl.ca

Branch Manager: Amanda Campbell, acampbell@ecrl.ca

Hours

Staff are available to provide Curbside Pickup service and answer questions by phone and email during the following hours:

Wednesday - Saturday
10am-1pm  &  2pm-6pm

Returns will be accepted in the temporary bookdrop that will be placed outside the library during staffed hours.

An appointment is required to enter the library. Learn more about our Library by Appointment service here.