Vauxhall Public Library - Vauxhall, Alberta
N 50° 04.100 W 112° 06.368
12U E 420839 N 5546814
The library serves a town population of around 1,200 people as well as those who live in the surrounding area.
Waymark Code: WM10F3A
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 04/26/2019
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There's a detailed history of the library at (
visit link) Excerpts from that webpage:
* 1948 - Began as a small children's library in the Vauxhall School using funds that were no longer needed to hire a nurse in the community. The original collection was 3,535 books.
* 1963 - A community library association was formed and the school library was opened to the public three days per week using volunteer help.
* 1982 - The Library became a Public Library. The books were moved from the High School to a rented building downtown (east of Bruno's Barber Shop). A part-time Librarian, Mrs. Vera Lowen, was hired.
* 1987 - Grand Opening of the present library location in the former Transalta building. Purchase price was $20,000 and renovated for $10,000 more.
* 1994 - The Vauxhall Public Library officially became a member of the Chinook Arch Regional Library System, along with most other regions of Southern Alberta. This liaison facilitates the ordering and processing of books and streamlines borrowing from other libraries in the System.
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