“Library of Parliament”

Jurisdiction: Canada Canada

The Library of Parliament provides parliamentarians and their staff with information and reference and research services. The Library stocks over 465,000 volumes concerning such topics as Canadian government, politics, economics, law and international relations, and offers a suite of electronic information resources to parliamentary offices. While the Library of Parliament itself is not open to the public, it does provide information about Parliament to the general public through a series of electronic and print publications and various public programs.

Source: Glossary of Parliamentary Terms for Intermediate Students, Parliament of Canada