The Reginald J. P. Dawson Library ( French: Bibliothèque Reginald-J.-P.-Dawson) is the public library of Mount Royal, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1952 [1] and moved to its current facility at 1967 Graham Boulevard in 1967. In 1976 it was named after the mayor of the town, [1] Reginald J.P. Dawson, who was in office from 1951 to 1987. [2] The building was expanded in 2012–2013 from 1,700 to 3,100 square metres [1] using plans by architect Pierre Morency. [3] The library was computerized in 1998. [1]
In 2015, the library received its first work of public art, a marble piece by local sculptor Peter Monk entitled Harmony. [4] In 2016 another work was donated by another local sculptor, Megerditch Tarakdjian, a 1.85-metre bronze entitled The Reader. [5] [6] Each month, different artists, residents of Town of Mount-Royal, are featured on the library's Art Wall and in the exhibition hall. [7]