We invite you to attend Board meetings at 7 pm on the third Tuesday of the month; the Board does not usually meet in July, August or December. If you have something you'd like added to the agenda, please send it to the Board Chair, Grant Crawford (grant.crawford@sgplboard.ca) or call Library Director Tammy Svenningsen (780-962-4423, ext. 201).
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Our Mission: A home for information and a meeting place for the sharing of knowledge and ideas. Our Vision: We continually spark curiosity and nurture the needs of generations of interests. Our Vision for Youth: We encourage children and youth to celebrate their individuality, ideas, and voice through reading, writing, and technology.
Personnel Policy (Appendices) Board Policy Handbook with appendices Library Bylaws with current schedules
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Create Young Readers: Early Literacy - Children from birth to age six will have programs and services built on a foundation of curiosity and love for literacy and learning that results in reading, social and school readiness skills. Families, parents and caregivers will have resources to foster a love for literacy and learning at home, in the community and with the online world to reduce isolation, establish a network, and sustain family units. Express Creativity and Inquiry: Create and Share C...
All persons in Canada have the fundamental right, as embodied in the nation’s Bill of Rights and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, to have access to all expressions of knowledge, creativity and intellectual activity, and to express their thoughts publicly. This right to intellectual freedom, under the law, is essential to the health and development of Canadian society. Libraries have a basic responsibility for the developments and maintenance of intellectual freedom. It is the r...
Spruce Grove Public Library is a registered charity and grateful for all the support we receive from our generous community that allows us to continue to provide award-winning programs and enhanced services year after year. If you like to contribute, please consider the options below: Give us a call (780-962-4423, ext. 0) or email us (library@sgpl.ca) to further discuss our giving program--we would love to hear from you! SGPL is proud to acknowledge our supporters and partners--together, we ser...
Spruce Grove Public Library is a diverse and inclusive, progressive and innovative workplace where employees contribute to one another's success, take risks, and embrace change. Please refer back to this page often and follow our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages for hiring announcements. In the meantime, consider applying as a volunteer and gain valuable work experience while giving back to your community and working alongside a dynamic team of library professionals. Learn more about work...
The Spruce Grove Public Library was founded in 1961. By the end of its first year 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 of 2,201 items. The library moved to several different locations in its early years. From its founding in 1961 to 2007 the library moved locations a total of 7 times, gained new items, new technology and continued to be a well loved community hub. 1961-1968- Hig...
The Spruce Grove Public Library is the place to be! Here are some fun facts about us: We are open 7 days a week! Library card memberships are free for Spruce Grove and Parkland County residents We are an award winning library! We have won Youth Friendly Business of the Year in 2009, and Minister’s award for Excellence in Public Library Service in 2015. We have a award winning Innovation Lab with all kinds of technology including an Oculus Rift, sewing machine and two 3D printers. For mo...
Spruce Grove Public Library is proud to be an inclusive and evolving community space. We look forward to adding more amazing technology to our Innovation Lab and are very excited to add more items to our collection including bibliotherapy wellness backpacks. We need your help to continue to be the best library and community space we can be. What would you like us to add? What programs or items do you think we should be offering? What do you love that we do? Help us move in the right direct...
