Crowsnest Community Library - Blairmore, Alberta
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Crowsnest Community Library in Blairmore is located at 2114 127th Street.
Waymark Code: WMPHYG
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 09/04/2015
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The Crowsnest Community Library in Blairmore serves the needs of approximately 3,000 local residents.
This is one of the larger libraries in the area. They offer Children's Books, Juvenile Fiction and Non Fiction, Young Adult Books, Adult Fiction and Non Fiction, Books on CD, Large Print Books and DVD's.
There are continuing additions to the collections.
The history of Libraries in the Crowsnest Pass dates back over 100 years. As early as 1910 there is record of a “Reading Room and Library in Lille”. In 1915 there was a “Free Library at Bellevue” as well as a “Free Library for Frank”, not to forget the “Lending Library at the Drug Store”.
In 1929 it was announced that the “Institute Public Library was coming to Blairmore”. And, in March the “Institute Public Library opened in Blairmore”. In 1931 a Government Charter for the Blairmore Library was obtained, and the “Institute Public Library” then changed its name to “Blairmore Library”. In 1947 a “Film Library was set up in Blairmore.”
In 1979 there was a groundbreaking ceremony for a new Blairmore Library building. This Library building was completed and officially opened in 1980.
Blairmore and Bellevue Libraries joined the Chinook Arch Regional Library System in 1999. Wireless internet was introduced in 2008, and in 2009 Videoconferencing Services became available.
“The Crowsnest Pass Municipal Library” became the exclusive provider of Library services for the Crowsnest Pass and surrounding area in 2011. It is housed in the location of the former “Blairmore Library”. This central location for Library services allows for a concentration of enhanced library materials and services for the community.
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