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vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="text-align:center;background-color:#ededed;">Edmonton Public Library</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:EPL_Logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/EPL_Logo.svg/250px-EPL_Logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/EPL_Logo.svg/375px-EPL_Logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/EPL_Logo.svg/500px-EPL_Logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="194" data-file-height="31" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 250px; height: 200px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="250" data-height="200" data-zoom="14" 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nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Edmonton_Public_Library&params=53.543_N_113.4897_W_type:landmark_region:CA-AB"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">53°32′35″N</span> <span class="longitude">113°29′23″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">53.5430°N 113.4897°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">53.5430; -113.4897</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data">7 Sir Winston Churchill Square, <a href="/wiki/Edmonton" title="Edmonton">Edmonton</a>, Alberta</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1913</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Branches</th><td class="infobox-data">21</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align:center;background: #ededed;">Collection</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Size</th><td class="infobox-data">16,695,913 (2014)<sup id="cite_ref-report2014_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-report2014-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align:center;background: #ededed;">Access and use</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Circulation</th><td class="infobox-data">10,403,317 (2014) <sup id="cite_ref-report2014_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-report2014-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align:center;background: #ededed;">Other information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Budget</th><td class="infobox-data">$56,985,898 (2014)<sup id="cite_ref-report2014_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-report2014-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Director</th><td class="infobox-data">Pilar Martinez<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.epl.ca/">www<wbr />.epl<wbr />.ca</a></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5339083#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Edmonton Public Library</b> <b>(EPL)</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Public_library" title="Public library">public library</a> system in the city of <a href="/wiki/Edmonton" title="Edmonton">Edmonton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alberta" title="Alberta">Alberta</a>, Canada. Library cards are free to all Edmontonians; as part of its centennial in 2013, the Edmonton Public Library eliminated membership fees.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/University_of_Alberta" title="University of Alberta">University of Alberta</a> and <a href="/wiki/MacEwan_University" title="MacEwan University">MacEwan University</a> students receive free access through the L-Pass program.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014, more than 14.1 million visits were made to the Edmonton Public Library, either in physical or virtual form. 10.4 million items were borrowed, and 347,995 people participated in 13,532 library-run programs.<sup id="cite_ref-report2014_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-report2014-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Collection">Collection</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edmonton_Public_Library&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Collection"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>EPL has more than 16.6 million items in its collection including books, CDs, DVDs, magazines, video games, and online resources.<sup id="cite_ref-report2014_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-report2014-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are 21 branches, the oldest of which is the <a href="/wiki/Old_Strathcona_Branch_(Edmonton_Public_Library)" class="mw-redirect" title="Old Strathcona Branch (Edmonton Public Library)">Old Strathcona Branch</a>, opened in 1913. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edmonton_Public_Library&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Public_Library_Edmonton,_1940.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Public_Library_Edmonton%2C_1940.jpg/224px-Public_Library_Edmonton%2C_1940.jpg" decoding="async" width="224" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Public_Library_Edmonton%2C_1940.jpg/336px-Public_Library_Edmonton%2C_1940.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Public_Library_Edmonton%2C_1940.jpg/448px-Public_Library_Edmonton%2C_1940.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3739" data-file-height="2451" /></a><figcaption>Postcard featuring the exterior of the Central Branch of the Edmonton Public Library, ca. 1940.</figcaption></figure> <p>The history of the Edmonton Public Library (EPL) begins in 1912, when the cities of Edmonton and Strathcona began to consider the creation of two public libraries in the region. By the time the two libraries opened in 1913, Edmonton and Strathcona had <a href="/wiki/Merger_(politics)" title="Merger (politics)">amalgamated</a>, leaving one fledgling library system to start with two branches.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Strathcona branch was the only branch to the south of the North Saskatchewan River that divides the city of Edmonton, and would remain so until 1955. The branch on the north side of the river was temporarily located in the Chisholm Block, above a meat shop and a liquor store.<sup id="cite_ref-report2007_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-report2007-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Between the years of 1914 and 1923, the Edmonton branch operated out of various buildings in the <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Edmonton" title="Downtown Edmonton">downtown area</a>. In 1923, the Central Library building was opened with help from a <a href="/wiki/Carnegie_library" title="Carnegie library">Carnegie library</a> grant, which sat on the site now occupied by <a href="/wiki/ATB_Place" title="ATB Place">ATB Place</a>. It would remain in service until 1967, when the Centennial Library opened a few blocks away in <a href="/wiki/Churchill_Square_(Edmonton)" title="Churchill Square (Edmonton)">Sir Winston Churchill Square</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-report2007_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-report2007-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Beginning in 1941, the Edmonton Public Library began to operate traveling services to meet the needs of the community. The first service operated out of a <a href="/wiki/Streetcar" class="mw-redirect" title="Streetcar">streetcar</a>. In 1947, trucks and buses were pressed into service as <a href="/wiki/Bookmobile" title="Bookmobile">bookmobiles</a>. These were replaced by book trailers in 1974, some of which were decommissioned in 1982 as a cost-saving measure. These decommissioned trailers were replaced by the more traditional bookmobile format. 1982 also saw the implementation of <a href="/wiki/Data_Radio_Channel" title="Data Radio Channel">data radio</a> in the bookmobiles, which enabled them to communicate directly with the main EPL database. This allowed staff to utilize the electronic database and to review customer accounts from the bookmobile itself. The bookmobiles remained in service until 1991, when they were decommissioned.<sup id="cite_ref-report2007_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-report2007-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2014, traveling services were reintroduced with the launch of epl2GO literacy vans.<sup id="cite_ref-report2014_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-report2014-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Between 1950 and 1970, seven branches were opened throughout the city of Edmonton, followed by five more between 1970 and 1990. In 1996, the main branch located at the Centennial Library was renamed the <a href="/wiki/Stanley_A._Milner_Library" title="Stanley A. Milner Library">Stanley A. Milner Library</a> in honor of the chair of the library board from 1963 to 1968, for his contributions in making the Centennial Library a reality.<sup id="cite_ref-report2007_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-report2007-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Branches">Branches</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edmonton_Public_Library&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Branches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Edmonton Public Library currently has 21 branches across Edmonton, including two new branches opened in 2014 in <a href="/wiki/Clareview_Town_Centre,_Edmonton" title="Clareview Town Centre, Edmonton">Clareview Town Centre</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Meadows,_Edmonton" title="The Meadows, Edmonton">The Meadows</a>. These combine library branches with sports and recreation centres.<sup id="cite_ref-branches_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-branches-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2000, five branches were located inside malls, and they were Abbotsfield, <a href="/wiki/Capilano_Mall_(Edmonton)" class="mw-redirect" title="Capilano Mall (Edmonton)">Capilano</a>, <a href="/wiki/Londonderry_Mall" title="Londonderry Mall">Londonderry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mill_Woods_Town_Centre" title="Mill Woods Town Centre">Mill Woods</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Southgate_Centre" title="Southgate Centre">Southgate</a>. The first to leave was Southgate which closed in 2002 and became Whitemud Crossing. Abbotsfield & Mill Woods relocated to nearby locations in 2010 and 2015, and in 2019 Capilano relocated to a standalone building in the same area. In 2018, the Londonderry Branch moved to a new location within <a href="/wiki/Londonderry_Mall" title="Londonderry Mall">Londonderry Mall</a>, which is more accessible and modern. In 2020, the Abbotsfield - Penny McKee Branch moved to a new location within Riverview Crossing Mall, which makes it and Londonderry the only two branches located inside shopping malls. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_branches">Current branches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edmonton_Public_Library&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Current branches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abbottsfield,_Edmonton" title="Abbottsfield, Edmonton">Abbotsfield</a> - Penny McKee Branch (1996–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calder,_Edmonton" title="Calder, Edmonton">Calder</a> Branch (1966–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capilano,_Edmonton" title="Capilano, Edmonton">Capilano</a> Branch (1966–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castle_Downs,_Edmonton" title="Castle Downs, Edmonton">Castle Downs</a> Branch (1981–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clareview,_Edmonton" title="Clareview, Edmonton">Clareview</a> Branch (2014–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heritage_Valley,_Edmonton" title="Heritage Valley, Edmonton">Heritage Valley</a> Branch (2018–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highlands,_Edmonton" title="Highlands, Edmonton">Highlands</a> Branch (1962–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Idylwylde,_Edmonton" title="Idylwylde, Edmonton">Idylwylde</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bonnie_Doon,_Edmonton" title="Bonnie Doon, Edmonton">Bonnie Doon</a>) Branch (1960–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jasper_Place" title="Jasper Place">Jasper Place</a> Branch (1961–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lois_Hole" title="Lois Hole">Lois Hole</a> (<a href="/wiki/Callingwood,_Edmonton" title="Callingwood, Edmonton">Callingwood</a>) Branch (2008–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Londonderry_Mall" title="Londonderry Mall">Londonderry</a> Branch (1984–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/McConachie,_Edmonton" title="McConachie, Edmonton">McConachie</a> Branch (2016–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mill_Woods" title="Mill Woods">Mill Woods</a> Branch (1982–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Meadows,_Edmonton" title="The Meadows, Edmonton">Meadows</a> Branch (2014–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Strathcona_Branch_(Edmonton_Public_Library)" class="mw-redirect" title="Old Strathcona Branch (Edmonton Public Library)">Old Strathcona Branch</a> (1913–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riverbend,_Edmonton" title="Riverbend, Edmonton">Riverbend</a> Branch (2000–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alberta_Avenue,_Edmonton" title="Alberta Avenue, Edmonton">Sprucewood</a> Branch (1953–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanley_A._Milner_Library" title="Stanley A. Milner Library">Stanley A. Milner (Downtown) Branch</a> (flagship branch) (1967–present)</li> <li>West <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Henday_Drive" title="Anthony Henday Drive">Henday</a> Promenade (<a href="/wiki/Lewis_Farms,_Edmonton" title="Lewis Farms, Edmonton">Lewis Estates</a>) (2015–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitemud_Drive" title="Whitemud Drive">Whitemud</a> Crossing Branch (2002–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodcroft,_Edmonton" title="Woodcroft, Edmonton">Woodcroft</a> (<a href="/wiki/Westmount,_Edmonton" title="Westmount, Edmonton">Westmount</a>) Branch (1956–present)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former_branches">Former branches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edmonton_Public_Library&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Former branches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Chisholm Block (1913-1914)</li> <li>Central Library (1923-1966) - replaced by Centennial Library</li> <li>Centennial Library (1967-1996) - renamed Stanley A. Milner Library</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southgate_Centre" title="Southgate Centre">Southgate</a> Branch (1971-2002) - replaced by Whitemud Crossing Branch</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dickinsfield,_Edmonton" title="Dickinsfield, Edmonton">Dickinsfield</a> Branch (1973-1984) - replaced by Londonderry Branch</li> <li>Lessard Branch (1996-2008) - replaced by Lois Hole Branch</li> <li>Enterprise Square Branch (2017–2020)</li> <li>eplGO <a href="/wiki/University_of_Alberta" title="University of Alberta">U of A</a> (2009-2014)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edmonton_Public_Library&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Annual_report_(1913)_(14766622152).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Annual report (1913)"><img alt="Annual report (1913)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Annual_report_%281913%29_%2814766622152%29.jpg/120px-Annual_report_%281913%29_%2814766622152%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="69" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Annual_report_%281913%29_%2814766622152%29.jpg/180px-Annual_report_%281913%29_%2814766622152%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Annual_report_%281913%29_%2814766622152%29.jpg/240px-Annual_report_%281913%29_%2814766622152%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4048" data-file-height="2340" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Annual report (1913)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Downtown_library_December_2016_Edmonton_(30877039893).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Interior of Old Stanley A. Milner Library getting ready for demolition and construction in 2016"><img alt="Interior of Old Stanley A. Milner Library getting ready for demolition and construction in 2016" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Downtown_library_December_2016_Edmonton_%2830877039893%29.jpg/120px-Downtown_library_December_2016_Edmonton_%2830877039893%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Downtown_library_December_2016_Edmonton_%2830877039893%29.jpg/180px-Downtown_library_December_2016_Edmonton_%2830877039893%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Downtown_library_December_2016_Edmonton_%2830877039893%29.jpg/240px-Downtown_library_December_2016_Edmonton_%2830877039893%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Interior of Old Stanley A. Milner Library getting ready for demolition and construction in 2016</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Downtown_library_Edmonton_December_2016_(31314911750).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Children's section"><img alt="Children's section" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Downtown_library_Edmonton_December_2016_%2831314911750%29.jpg/120px-Downtown_library_Edmonton_December_2016_%2831314911750%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Downtown_library_Edmonton_December_2016_%2831314911750%29.jpg/180px-Downtown_library_Edmonton_December_2016_%2831314911750%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Downtown_library_Edmonton_December_2016_%2831314911750%29.jpg/240px-Downtown_library_Edmonton_December_2016_%2831314911750%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Children's section</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Downtown_library_December_2016_Edmonton_(31571948111).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Exterior"><img alt="Exterior" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Downtown_library_December_2016_Edmonton_%2831571948111%29.jpg/120px-Downtown_library_December_2016_Edmonton_%2831571948111%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Downtown_library_December_2016_Edmonton_%2831571948111%29.jpg/180px-Downtown_library_December_2016_Edmonton_%2831571948111%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Downtown_library_December_2016_Edmonton_%2831571948111%29.jpg/240px-Downtown_library_December_2016_Edmonton_%2831571948111%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Exterior</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Edmonton_Public_Library_Londonderry_Mall_2017.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Londonderry Branch in 2017 before relocation"><img alt="Londonderry Branch in 2017 before relocation" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Edmonton_Public_Library_Londonderry_Mall_2017.jpg/120px-Edmonton_Public_Library_Londonderry_Mall_2017.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Edmonton_Public_Library_Londonderry_Mall_2017.jpg/180px-Edmonton_Public_Library_Londonderry_Mall_2017.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Edmonton_Public_Library_Londonderry_Mall_2017.jpg/240px-Edmonton_Public_Library_Londonderry_Mall_2017.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Londonderry Branch in 2017 before relocation</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:EdmontonPublicLibraryLondonderryBranch2021.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Londonderry Branch in 2021 after relocation"><img alt="Londonderry Branch in 2021 after relocation" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/EdmontonPublicLibraryLondonderryBranch2021.jpg/120px-EdmontonPublicLibraryLondonderryBranch2021.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/EdmontonPublicLibraryLondonderryBranch2021.jpg/180px-EdmontonPublicLibraryLondonderryBranch2021.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/EdmontonPublicLibraryLondonderryBranch2021.jpg/240px-EdmontonPublicLibraryLondonderryBranch2021.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4160" data-file-height="3120" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Londonderry Branch in 2021 after relocation</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Meadows_Public_Library_(26221534220).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Meadows Branch in 2016"><img alt="Meadows Branch in 2016" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/The_Meadows_Public_Library_%2826221534220%29.jpg/120px-The_Meadows_Public_Library_%2826221534220%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/The_Meadows_Public_Library_%2826221534220%29.jpg/180px-The_Meadows_Public_Library_%2826221534220%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/The_Meadows_Public_Library_%2826221534220%29.jpg/240px-The_Meadows_Public_Library_%2826221534220%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4841" data-file-height="3227" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Meadows Branch in 2016</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Strathcona_Public_Library_(northwest_corner).JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Strathcona Branch in 2012"><img alt="Strathcona Branch in 2012" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Strathcona_Public_Library_%28northwest_corner%29.JPG/120px-Strathcona_Public_Library_%28northwest_corner%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Strathcona_Public_Library_%28northwest_corner%29.JPG/180px-Strathcona_Public_Library_%28northwest_corner%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Strathcona_Public_Library_%28northwest_corner%29.JPG/240px-Strathcona_Public_Library_%28northwest_corner%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="5146" data-file-height="3396" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Strathcona Branch in 2012</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Edmonton_Public_Library_Woodcroft_Branch_2017.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Woodcroft Branch in 2017"><img alt="Woodcroft Branch in 2017" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Edmonton_Public_Library_Woodcroft_Branch_2017.jpg/120px-Edmonton_Public_Library_Woodcroft_Branch_2017.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Edmonton_Public_Library_Woodcroft_Branch_2017.jpg/180px-Edmonton_Public_Library_Woodcroft_Branch_2017.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Edmonton_Public_Library_Woodcroft_Branch_2017.jpg/240px-Edmonton_Public_Library_Woodcroft_Branch_2017.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Woodcroft Branch in 2017</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Services">Services</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edmonton_Public_Library&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Capital_City_Records" title="Capital City Records">Capital City Records</a></div> <p>In addition to a large collection of items, the libraries offer services to people with special needs including: braille materials, large-print materials, talking books, descriptive DVDs and home service for those unable to visit the library. It also offers assistive technologies for customers such as: TTY for the deaf, closed circuit TVs that enlarge or enhance print, magnifiers, specialized software, LEAP computer work stations, and alternative keyboards.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>EPL delivers free programs and events for preschoolers, children, teens, and adults in all of its branches. Program information is provided in the "Library Guide" printed three times per year, and through the EPL website.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Services include: </p> <ul><li>Information and reference services</li> <li>Access to full-text databases</li> <li>Free downloadable audiobooks</li> <li>Hoopla, an online book/movie/audiobook database.</li> <li>Inter-library loans</li> <li>Internet access, through desktop workstations, Chromebooks, and Wi-Fi</li> <li>Community information</li> <li>Reader's advisory services</li> <li>Programs for children, youth and adults</li> <li>Delivery to home-bound individuals</li> <li>Makerspace area with equipment such as 3D Printers, an Espresso Book Machine, creative workstations (PCs & Macs), digital conversion hardware, gaming consoles, a green screen, and sound booths.</li> <li>Outreach services including literacy, education and social support for at-risk Edmontonians.</li> <li>Rooms and theatres for rent</li> <li>An online record label that licenses and distributes locally released music from Edmonton called <a href="/wiki/Capital_City_Records" title="Capital City Records">Capital City Records</a><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Library tours <sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Partnerships">Partnerships</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edmonton_Public_Library&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Partnerships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Edmonton Public Library maintains partnerships with the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Alberta" title="University of Alberta">University of Alberta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Public_Schools" title="Edmonton Public Schools">Edmonton Public Schools</a>, <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Catholic_Schools" class="mw-redirect" title="Edmonton Catholic Schools">Edmonton Catholic Schools</a>, the Centre for Family Literacy, the Arts District, and the <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Transit_Service" title="Edmonton Transit Service">Edmonton Transit Service</a>. Each branch is assigned a regional list of public and Catholic schools for which is provides many services. EPL also works with community groups such as the Mennonite Centre for Newcomers, Multicultural Health Brokers and a variety of literacy-based organizations. </p><p>EPL is a member of "<a href="/wiki/The_Alberta_Library" title="The Alberta Library">The Alberta Library</a>" (TAL), a province-wide system that allows access to material from every member library in Alberta.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> EPL is also a member of the Metro Edmonton Foundation of Libraries.<sup id="cite_ref-report2007_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-report2007-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edmonton_Public_Library&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Capital_City_Records" title="Capital City Records">Capital City Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Carnegie_libraries_in_Canada" title="List of Carnegie libraries in Canada">List of Carnegie libraries in Canada</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edmonton_Public_Library&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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