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Killam Library

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The Killam Memorial Library is the main library of Dalhousie University, and the largest academic library in the Maritimes, comprising 230,000 square feet (21,000 m2) of space.

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Killam Library
University Avenue, Halifax

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University Avenue 6225
B3H 4H8 Halifax
Nova Scotia, Canada
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