Libraries, Museums, & Culture

Lambton County Library provides services to the public through 27 branch libraries, one bookmobile, the Lambton Room in Library Headquarters and deposit collections in the Long-Term Care Facilities. Services offered in the branches include books, talking books, magazines, audio-visual materials, story hours, guest speakers, reference services, Internet access, theatre rental and a collection of archival materials for Lambton County.

Lambton Heritage Museum is located in Lambton Shores and consists of eight buildings totaling over 50, 000 square feet. The museum has been entrusted with the care of over 20, 000 family and corporate artifacts depicting the history of Sarnia-Lambton. It attracts 17, 000 paid visitors per year and has drawn over a half million visitors since its founding.

The Oil Museum of Canada, located in Oil Springs, attracts 9, 000 visitors per year to the site of the first commercial oil well in North America. A series of special events extends the season, and motorcoach visits for the Christmas Long Ago program are especially popular at year-end.

Gallery Lambton maintains and holds in trust an outstanding collection of 891 Canadian paintings, sculptures, and works on paper. The Gallery holds approximately 40 paintings and sketches by the Group of Seven and others, which are important to Canadian art history and considered national treasures. The Gallery offers educational services, tours for adults and school groups, talks by artists and staff, films, public lectures, children’s art workshops, bus tours, art rental service and a gift shop.