Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Edmonton Public Library
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Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1909-
History
The Edmonton Public Library was founded in 1909 with the passing of Bylaw 240-1909: A Bylaw to Establish a Public Library. This document enabled the appointment of the Edmonton Library Board. The following year the Strathcona Library Board was appointed. Both libraries opened their loan departments in 1913.
Since its creation the Edmonton Public Library has sought to improve the lives of Edmontonians through various information-related programs and services, relying initially on the printed word, but by the 1950s including audio visual, and more recently digital material as well.
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Functions, occupations and activities
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Internal structures/genealogy
General context
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Access points area
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Control area
Authority record identifier
AR-RG-27
Institution identifier
City of Edmonton Archives
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Status
Final