1961-1968: Highway 16 and King St.
- 1961: By the end of its first year of operation, the library boasted a collection of 750 items, a membership of 213 patrons, was open four hours a week, and circulated items from its modest collection 2201 times.
1968-1972: First St.
1972-1974: Basement of the Yellow Head Regional Library
1974-1981: Town Administration Building on King St. 5th.
- Fall 1974: The Library hired its first fulltime Librarian, Marie Matiaszow
- 1975: City Council passes a by-law making the library a municipal responsibility and the Spruce Grove Community Library became the Spruce Grove Public Library
- Collection of 7860 Items, a membership of 1588 patrons, and circulation stats of 21,457
- 1977: Audio-Visual Collection of phonograph records and 16mm films.
1981-1991: Basement of the Shenfield Center
- Early 1980’s: Introduction of Videocassettes and books on tape.
- Spring 1990: Spruce Grove Library introduced its first automated catalogue. Gone were the card catalogues and rubber stamps. In their place were computer terminals, barcodes, and light wands!
- 1990: incorporation of the Friends of the Spruce Grove Library. A community group that organizes fundraisers, book sales, and other events to highlight the library in the community.
1991-2007: King Street Mall
- Mid 1990’s: Dial Up Internet Connection available at the library.
- 1999: The Spruce Grove Public Library joined The Alberta Library (TAL) community.
- 2003: Membership base of over 6000 patrons, collection of 50,000 items. In 2003 we circulated over 210,000 items and processed over 30,000interlibrary loan requests.
2007-Present: Melcor Cultural Center
- On February 20, 2007, we opened the doors to our new, permanent home in the Melcor Cultural Centre, located on the southeast corner of the new King Street Plaza.
- The library expanded from 10,000 to 18,000 sq ft, and is home to both the Spruce Grove Public Library and the Spruce Grove Art Gallery.
- Implemented RFID technology for collection, with a self-check out system for patrons.
- First library in Canada to have an RFID book return, called a “Smart Chute”.
- During first year of operation in the new facility, we circulated over 260,000 items and processed over 60,000 interlibrary loan items.