---
title: "Prince George Public Library – Bob Harkins Branch | PG Pulse"
description: "Prince George Public Library – Bob Harkins Branch: library run by Prince George Public Library at 888 Canada Games Way. Address, map and contacts."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/facilities/pgpl-bob-harkins/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/facilities/pgpl-bob-harkins.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:12:26.340Z
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[Library](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/facilities/?type=library#list)

# Prince George Public Library – Bob Harkins Branch

Also known as Downtown library

The main downtown library, beside the Conference and Civic Centre, with collections, programs and events, public computers, study rooms and the outdoor Knowledge Garden.

Closed, opens 10 a.m. (published regular hours; holidays not included) Run by Prince George Public Library

## Hours

- **Monday**: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- **Tuesday to Thursday**: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- **Friday**: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- **Saturday**: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- **Sunday**: noon to 4 p.m.

Knowledge Garden open about May to October, Mon–Sat from 10:15 am until about 30 minutes before the library closes, weather permitting.

Holiday hours can differ. Check with the operator before you go.

## Fees

- **Study room booking**: Free

## What’s there

- Two bookable study rooms (2nd floor)
- Display spaces (stairwell and Keith Gordon Room)
- Information tables for partners
- Knowledge Garden reading garden and amphitheatre (seasonal)
- Public computers and internet
- Group tours

## Rentals and capacity

| Space | Holds | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Study rooms (each) | 6 | two rooms; up to 2 hours a day, book up to three weeks ahead |

Capacities as the operator publishes them; they change with the layout.

Study rooms are booked online for free; display spaces and information tables are arranged with the Manager of Communications and Engagement (250-563-9251 ext. 128). The library does not publish meeting room rentals.

[Rental and booking details](https://www.pgpl.ca/bookings)

## Accessibility and parking

- Four accessible parking spaces in the underground lot near the elevator
- Elevator to both floors; street-level plaza entrance
- Fully accessible public washrooms on the main floor
- Mobility walkers available
- Caregivers and service animals welcome
- Social story for visiting the branch

**Parking:** Underground lot with four accessible spaces near the elevator entrance.

## Upcoming events at Prince George Public Library – Bob Harkins Branch

- [1-on-1 Tech Help by Appointment](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/1-on-1-tech-help-by-appointment-2026-10-16-gevq72u/)
  2–3:30 p.m. · Bob Harkins Branch Library
- [Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/friends-of-the-library-fall-book-sale-2026-10-16-p8i9fkb/)
  2–5:30 p.m. · Bob Harkins Branch Library
- [Saturday Storytime](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/saturday-storytime-2026-10-17-77g3ktb/)
  10:15–10:45 a.m. · Bob Harkins Branch Library
- [Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/friends-of-the-library-fall-book-sale-2026-10-17-jy13eyc/)
  10:30 a.m.–2 p.m. · Bob Harkins Branch Library
- [Craft & Chat](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/craft-and-chat-2026-10-17-hgbmvmz/)
  1–3 p.m. · Bob Harkins Branch Library
- [LEGOtime!](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/legotime-2026-10-19-qm3zdvp/)
  3–5 p.m. · Bob Harkins Branch Library
- [Community Services Table](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/community-services-table-2026-10-20-a6rjltc/)
  2–4 p.m. · Bob Harkins Branch Library
- [Ukulele Jam](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/ukulele-jam-2026-10-20-4ydqb0z/)
  4:30–5:30 p.m. · Bob Harkins Branch Library

[All events](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/) [This weekend](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/this-weekend/)

Not published by the operator: meeting room rentals, holiday closures. We leave these out rather than guess.

## More library facilities

- [Prince George Public Library – Nechako Branch](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/facilities/pgpl-nechako/)
  6547 Hart Highway

## Address

888 Canada Games Way, Prince George, BC V2L 5T6

[Downtown neighbourhood](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/downtown/)

[Directions (opens in a new tab)](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.912771,-122.749187) [On the big map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/maps/?layer=facilities&focus=53.912771,-122.749187)

## Contact

[250-563-9251](tel:+12505639251)

[ask@pgpl.ca](mailto:ask@pgpl.ca)

[Official page](https://www.pgpl.ca/hours-locations)

[Read the full list without the map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/maps/list/?layer=facilities)

Tap a marker for details and directions. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

## Sources

- [PGPL: Hours and locations](https://www.pgpl.ca/hours-locations) · checked October 4, 2026
- [PGPL: Spaces and bookings](https://www.pgpl.ca/bookings) · checked October 4, 2026
- [PGPL: Accessibility](https://www.pgpl.ca/accessibility) · checked October 4, 2026
- [City of Prince George: Libraries](https://www.princegeorge.ca/community-culture/libraries) · checked October 4, 2026

A source page changed since we checked it; confirm details with the operator.

Data as JSON: [this facility](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/facilities/pgpl-bob-harkins).

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- [Public services Offices, clinics, open now](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/services/)

## Data

Machine-readable data behind this page, from the free PG Pulse API (https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/).

### Facility

Source: [Each facility’s operator: City of Prince George’s facility pages and the operators’ own websites (each item lists its sources and the date they were checked); drop-in schedules and fees as the operator publishes them](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/facilities/). Licence: Facts as published by each operator, with a link to the page; compilation CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Updated 2026-10-15T15:22:26.319Z.
JSON: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/facilities/pgpl-bob-harkins

- **id**: pgpl-bob-harkins
- **slug**: pgpl-bob-harkins
- **name**: Prince George Public Library – Bob Harkins Branch
- **aka**: Downtown library
- **type**: library
- **typeLabel**: Library
- **url**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/facilities/pgpl-bob-harkins/>
- **operator**: Prince George Public Library
- **owner**: _none_
- **status**: open
- **statusNote**: _none_
- **address**: 888 Canada Games Way, Prince George, BC V2L 5T6
- **lat**: 53.912771
- **lng**: -122.749187
- **phone**: 250-563-9251
- **email**: ask@pgpl.ca
- **website**: <https://www.pgpl.ca/hours-locations>
- **about**: The main downtown library, beside the Conference and Civic Centre, with collections, programs and events, public computers, study rooms and the outdoor Knowledge Garden.
- **amenities**: Two bookable study rooms (2nd floor), Display spaces (stairwell and Keith Gordon Room), Information tables for partners, Knowledge Garden reading garden and amphitheatre (seasonal), Public computers and internet, Group tours
- **specs**: _none_
- **accessibility**: Four accessible parking spaces in the underground lot near the elevator, Elevator to both floors; street-level plaza entrance, Fully accessible public washrooms on the main floor, Mobility walkers available, Caregivers and service animals welcome, Social story for visiting the branch
- **parking**: Underground lot with four accessible spaces near the elevator entrance.
- **hours**: Mon 10 am–6 pm; Tue–Thu 10 am–8 pm; Fri 10 am–6 pm; Sat 10 am–5 pm; Sun 12 pm–4 pm
- **hoursSeason**: _none_
- **hoursNote**: Knowledge Garden open about May to October, Mon–Sat from 10:15 am until about 30 minutes before the library closes, weather permitting.
- **openNow**: closed
- **openLabel**: Closed, opens 10 a.m.
- **dropIn**: _none_
- **schedule**: _none_
- **feeTable**: _none_
- **operatorPage**: _none_
- **unknown**: meeting room rentals, holiday closures
- **checked**: 2026-10-04

#### capacity

| space | value | note |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Study rooms (each) | 6 | two rooms; up to 2 hours a day, book up to three weeks ahead |


#### rental

- **url**: <https://www.pgpl.ca/bookings>
- **note**: Study rooms are booked online for free; display spaces and information tables are arranged with the Manager of Communications and Engagement (250-563-9251 ext. 128). The library does not publish meeting room rentals.


#### fees

| label | value |
| --- | --- |
| Study room booking | Free |


#### sources

| name | url | checked |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PGPL: Hours and locations | https://www.pgpl.ca/hours-locations | 2026-10-04 |
| PGPL: Spaces and bookings | https://www.pgpl.ca/bookings | 2026-10-04 |
| PGPL: Accessibility | https://www.pgpl.ca/accessibility | 2026-10-04 |
| City of Prince George: Libraries | https://www.princegeorge.ca/community-culture/libraries | 2026-10-04 |


#### events

| title | start | end | venue | url | sourceUrl |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1-on-1 Tech Help by Appointment | 2026-10-16T14:00:00-07:00 | 2026-10-16T15:30:00-07:00 | Bob Harkins Branch Library | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/1-on-1-tech-help-by-appointment-2026-10-16-gevq72u/ | https://www.pgpl.ca/events/1-1-tech-help-appointment |
| Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale | 2026-10-16T14:00:00-07:00 | 2026-10-16T17:30:00-07:00 | Bob Harkins Branch Library | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/friends-of-the-library-fall-book-sale-2026-10-16-p8i9fkb/ | https://www.pgpl.ca/events/friends-library-fall-book-sale |
| Saturday Storytime | 2026-10-17T10:15:00-07:00 | 2026-10-17T10:45:00-07:00 | Bob Harkins Branch Library | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/saturday-storytime-2026-10-17-77g3ktb/ | https://www.pgpl.ca/events/saturday-storytime |
| Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale | 2026-10-17T10:30:00-07:00 | 2026-10-17T14:00:00-07:00 | Bob Harkins Branch Library | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/friends-of-the-library-fall-book-sale-2026-10-17-jy13eyc/ | https://www.pgpl.ca/events/friends-library-fall-book-sale |
| Craft & Chat | 2026-10-17T13:00:00-07:00 | 2026-10-17T15:00:00-07:00 | Bob Harkins Branch Library | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/craft-and-chat-2026-10-17-hgbmvmz/ | https://www.pgpl.ca/events/craft-chat |
| LEGOtime! | 2026-10-19T15:00:00-07:00 | 2026-10-19T17:00:00-07:00 | Bob Harkins Branch Library | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/legotime-2026-10-19-qm3zdvp/ | https://www.pgpl.ca/events/legotime-0 |
| Community Services Table | 2026-10-20T14:00:00-07:00 | 2026-10-20T16:00:00-07:00 | Bob Harkins Branch Library | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/community-services-table-2026-10-20-a6rjltc/ | https://www.pgpl.ca/events/community-services-table-0 |
| Ukulele Jam | 2026-10-20T16:30:00-07:00 | 2026-10-20T17:30:00-07:00 | Bob Harkins Branch Library | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/ukulele-jam-2026-10-20-4ydqb0z/ | https://www.pgpl.ca/events/ukulele-jam |
| Read to Me in French / Lisez-moi en français | 2026-10-20T18:00:00-07:00 | 2026-10-20T18:30:00-07:00 | Bob Harkins Branch Library | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/read-to-me-in-french-lisez-moi-en-francais-2026-10-20-z2hc92i/ | https://www.pgpl.ca/events/read-me-french-lisez-moi-en-francais |
| UNBC Active Minds: STEAM in the Stacks | 2026-10-20T18:00:00-07:00 | 2026-10-20T19:00:00-07:00 | Bob Harkins Branch Library | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/unbc-active-minds-steam-in-the-stacks-2026-10-20-whmgdry/ | https://www.pgpl.ca/events/unbc-active-minds-steam-stacks |
| Thursday Storytime | 2026-10-22T10:15:00-07:00 | 2026-10-22T10:45:00-07:00 | Bob Harkins Branch Library | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/thursday-storytime-2026-10-22-6ote5xc/ | https://www.pgpl.ca/events/thursday-storytime |
| Thursday Babytime | 2026-10-22T11:30:00-07:00 | 2026-10-22T12:00:00-07:00 | Bob Harkins Branch Library | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/thursday-babytime-2026-10-22-8kpxqfv/ | https://www.pgpl.ca/events/thursday-babytime |

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