The Moncton Public Library provides access to a province-wide collection of more than 1.8 million items, 116,000 of which are on its shelves.

[2] It was made possible thanks to the efforts of the Fort Cumberland Chapter of the IODE which started working on the project as early as 1911.

[6] After the fire, the Moncton Public Library was moved to Kirby House, located at 51 Highfield Street, where it was officially reopened on January 20, 1949.

The Magnum Opus Gala and Art Auction was the Moncton Public Library's main fundraising event from 2007 to 2010.

Taking place in October the art auction was an opportunity to raise funds for improvement of library collections, but also offered "artists across Atlantic Canada the opportunity to get exposure for their work and the chance to sell a piece of their art.