Editing Library of Parliament (section)

{{Short description|Library of parliament of Canada in Ottawa}}
{{Infobox library
| library_name = Library of Parliament
| library_logo = Library of Parliament (Canada) (emblem).png
| image = Ottawa - ON - Library of Parliament.jpg
| caption = Library of Parliament, Ottawa
| type = Information repository and research resource for the [[Parliament of Canada]]
| established = 1876
| ref_legal_mandate = 
| coordinates = {{coord|45.425466|-75.700296|type:landmark_region:CA-ON|display=title,inline}}
| num_branches = 
| items_collected = 
| collection_size = 650,000 items
| legal_deposit = 
| criteria = Parliamentary business, research publications
| annual_circulation = 
| budget = 
| director = Christine Ivory
| num_employees = 400
| website = {{Official website|http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Library/VirtualLibrary/index-e.asp}}
}}

The '''Library of Parliament''' ({{langx|fr|Bibliothèque du Parlement}}) is the main information repository and research resource for the [[Parliament of Canada]]. The main branch of the library sits at the rear of the [[Centre Block]] on [[Parliament Hill]] in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]]. The library survived the [[Centre Block#Great fire|1916 fire]] that destroyed Centre Block. The library has been augmented and renovated several times since its construction in 1876, the last between 2002 and 2006, though the form and decor remain essentially authentic. The building today serves as a [[National symbols of Canada|Canadian icon]], and appears on the obverse of the [[Canadian ten-dollar bill]].

The library is overseen by the [[Parliamentary Librarian of Canada]] and an associate or assistant librarian. The [[Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate]] is considered to be an officer of the library.