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The Vancouver Public Library continued to occupy the Hastings and Main site until the opening of a new central library at [[750 Burrard Street]] in 1957. The move from the Carnegie site to the new location at 750 Burrard began in mid-October 1957, and the official opening of the new library was held on 1 November 1957. The library remained at the Burrard building until 22 April 1995, when it closed in preparation for the move to a new location at Library Square (350 West Georgia Street). The central branch opened in [[Downtown Vancouver]] on 26 May 1995 and cost
In September 2009, the library cancelled a room booking made by the group [[Exit International]] to hold a workshop by [[Philip Nitschke]] about [[assisted suicide]]. The cancellation came despite months of negotiation between Exit and library administration. The library stated that it had received a legal opinion stating the workshop as described could contravene Canada's Criminal Code, but would not make the opinion public.<ref>[http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-national/nitschke-banned-from-canada-library-20091022-hb0a.html Nitschke banned from Canada library]</ref> The workshop was held at [[Unitarian Church of Vancouver|Vancouver's Unitarian Church]].<ref>[http://www.upi.com/Top_News/International/2009/10/25/Suicide-workshop-survives-cancellation/UPI-49841256522680/|accessdate=2009-10-26 Suicide workshop survives cancellation]</ref> "Whatever the reasons of the library were, it's obviously not affecting the decision by the Unitarian Church," Dr. Nitschke said. [[David Eby]], executive director of the [[BC Civil Liberties Association]], which failed to get the ban lifted, said "Usually, librarians are our closest allies in this free-speech debate."<ref>[https://ottawacitizen.com/news/Vancouver+church+hosts+right+doctor/2142389/story.html Vancouver church hosts right-to-die doctor]</ref>
=== City librarians ===
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