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Your Library: About Us

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 it’s 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 there place were computer terminals, barcodes, and light wands!
  • 1990: incorporation of the Friends of the Spruce Grove Library. A community group that organized fund-raisers, 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 Allied Arts Council 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.