Public libraries are active partners in community development, working across vital issues: agriculture, health, business, employment, youth development and more. To offer effective community service libraries seek financial assistance from funding partners. Drayton Valley Libraries thanks The Town of Drayton Valley, Brazeau County and Parkland County Library Board for their continued support of Drayton Valley Libraries: Municipal Library and Rotary Children’s Library. Town of Drayton Val...
This unique service was conceived and implemented by the library well before the Community Access Program (CAP) was launched. The Town of Drayton Valley provided funding for the project and the Internet Centre of Edmonton provided the connection to the internet via a high-speed line. With the establishment of DVnet, Drayton Valley became the first rural town in Alberta to have and provide dial-up internet access to its residents! This unique marketing arrangement, together with two others, earn...
Thank you to our local media outlets for featuring the library and promoting our services in the community and surround areas.
Good governance happens when the board renews itself and ensures that members who value the library, and the principles for which it stands, are appointed to the board. The Library Board meets the third Thursday of each month. See our monthly program calendar to confirm the date and time of each meeting. Please call and speak with our Director, Doug Whistance-Smith if you would like to address our Board. We are now accepting Board Member applications which may be picked up at the Main Branch or...
Drayton Valley Municipal Library is a member of Yellowhead Regional Library. We are also a member of The Regional Automation Consortium (TRAC) and of The Alberta Library (TAL). Our participation in The Alberta Library gives our patrons access to 30 million items in over 300 Alberta libraries. To sign out items from our library, you must have your card present. Free Memberships Residents of the Town of Drayton Valley, Brazeau County and Parkland County are able to register for a FREE library card...
ME Libraries gives you access to free Alberta-wide public library borrowing! When you sign up online, you'll be able to visit libraries across the province and borrow materials--using your local library card! All materials are picked up at the owning library but you can return them to any ME library. ME Libraries only work with physical materials, so online resources and interlibrary loan services are not included. Who can sign up? Adults (18+) with a local library card in good standing and with...
