▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁visitors ▁each ▁day . ▁ ▁The ▁four ▁store y , ▁ ▁library ▁bo asts ▁a ▁Local ▁History ▁Room , ▁public ▁art , ▁information ▁displays , ▁a ▁grand ▁st air case , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁W inn ip eg ▁Walk way ▁system . ▁The ▁Best ▁of ▁Fri ends ▁G ift ▁Sh op ▁is ▁also ▁situated ▁within ▁the ▁building . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁Mayor ▁Stephen ▁J uba ▁proposed ▁that ▁a ▁new ▁Cent enn ial ▁Library ▁be ▁built ▁by ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁honour ▁Man it oba ' s ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁birth day . ▁A ▁plan ▁was ▁put ▁in ▁place ▁to ▁re loc ate ▁the ▁main ▁branch ▁on ▁Graham ▁Avenue ▁between ▁Smith ▁and ▁Donald ▁Stre ets , ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁Columb us ▁Hall ▁( A rag on ▁B ld g .) ▁where ▁Bell ▁Dru gs , ▁Rain bow ▁Dance ▁Gard ens , ▁and ▁J ' s ▁Disc othe que ▁were ▁located . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁the ▁City ▁announced ▁it ▁wanted ▁to ▁purchase ▁the ▁land ▁between ▁Graham ▁and ▁St . ▁Mary ▁and ▁Smith ▁and ▁Donald ▁for ▁$ 1 . 7 5 ▁million . ▁The ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁library ▁and ▁under ground ▁par king ▁for ▁ 5 0 0 ▁cars ▁cost ▁$ 9 ▁million . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁Ward , ▁Mac Donald , ▁C ock burn , ▁Mc Le od ▁and ▁Mc Fe et ors