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Alberta wide borrowing is here! ME Libraries lets you join other public libraries across Alberta and borrow their materials using ONE library card. Make the most of your library card and access more items for free!

Patrons using library computers or Wi-Fi must adhere to our code of conduct rules for computer use.

Free Wi-Fi and access to public computers.The library provides free high-speed internet. You can access the Library Wireless Wi-Fi on a personal device - no passwords are required.The Drayton Valley Library has 8 public computers equipped with a webcam.Computers can be accessed using a library card and each computer session is 120 minutes long. To access computers without a library card please visit the service desk to receive a single-use code.  Exceptions to the time limit may be made depending on computer availability and waitlist. Computers may be booked in advance.Drayton Valley Libraries offers printing, photocopying, laminating, faxing, and 3D printing for the following fees:Printing and photocopyingBlack and white  Color  $0.25/Page$1.00/PageLaminatingFull Sheet (8.5 x 11)Wallet Size$2.00/Page$1.00/PageFaxingOutgoing:Incoming:Added pages$2.00/First page$1.00/First page$0.25/Per page 3D Printing   $0.10/GramTake a look at our brochure for more information on 3D printing at Drayton Valley Library.Quick links:ThingiverseTinkercadBlocksCADEmail your STL files here: dvlibrary22@gmail.comTech-Savvy Service at Your LibraryDo you have questions about the following:How to download audiobooks / eBooks?How to track or renew items on your account?How to access library e-resources and databases?How to search for and order items in the library's online catalog?Call 780-514-2722 to schedule one on one time with a tech-savvy librarian. We'd love to show you how to get along with your device so that you have better access to the many library resources at your fingertips.

You can search for books, DVDs, audiobooks, video games, and more using the online library catalogue, called TRACpac.  Visit the library catalogue at tracpac.ab.ca and login using the barcode number from your library card and your PIN. Regular items may be renewed up to two times, as long as there are no holds on the items. Some exceptions may apply. Items may be renewed in person, by phone, or online.Holds may be placed in person, by phone, or online.Please view our eResources page to access digital content.If you are unsure of your PIN/Password, click the I forgot my password link in TRACpac, or give us a call.

Yellowhead Regional Library provides services to 303,695 Albertans in 54 municipalities and 10,822 students in three school divisions. Our priority is to provide quality library services to our 43 municipal and 43 school libraries. We continuously strive to be responsive to the needs of our members. 

Our headquarters is located in Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada.

Creating shared value

Yellowhead Regional Library’s (YRL) commitment to its member libraries is an active, ongoing approach that seeks to enrich the collections, resources and services offered to Albertans in the Yellowhead Region.

Simply put, YRL is always growing, learning and sourcing new resources to help make each member library the best it can be.

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The Regional Automation Consortium

TRAC (The Regional Automation Consortium) is a partnership of Marigold Library System, Northern Lights Library System, Peace Library System, Yellowhead Regional Library, and their member libraries. Using TRACpac you can search a combined catalogue of over 170 libraries with holdings of nearly three million books, DVDs and other material.

TRAC also participates in Alberta-wide borrowing through ME Libraries. Patrons registered through ME Libraries may borrow materials from any TRAC library, subject to local policies and lending periods.

The libraries within TRAC wish to acknowledge Treaty 6, Treaty 7, and Treaty 8 territory, as well as the Métis Nation of Alberta. The TRAC libraries are located on territory that provided a travelling route and home to many Indigenous peoples.

In the 1990s libraries across Alberta faced a number of challenges and opportunities, including the information explosion, the development of new technologies, the emergence of the Internet and a changing government philosophy.

A grassroots response to these challenges led to the creation of The Alberta Library (TAL) in 1997. Internationally recognized for cooperation and collaboration, TAL is a province-wide consortium that now serves 48 member libraries in over 300 locations across the province, including:

• public libraries
• regional library systems
• university libraries
• college, and technical institute libraries
• special libraries

Member libraries work together to take advantage of changing technologies, find creative solutions and seize new opportunities. As a result, Albertans at even the smallest library have access to more than 30 million resources.

Drayton Valley Library History 1957-2022

Drayton Valley Municipal Library is proud of its history of service to the community and residents of Drayton Valley and Brazeau County!  

1957	Our community library starts as a volunteer project by the Women’s Institute with humble beginnings in a vacant school classroom.
1959	The library relocates to the Town Administration building to become designated as a municipal library run by a volunteer Friends group under the name Drayton Valley Municipal Library.
1977	Drayton Valley Municipal Library joins Yellowhead Regional Library (YRL), founded only six years earlier, to support communities in providing rural residents with better and more complete access to library resources and services. Drayton Valley quickly becomes one of YRL’s highest-circulating communities.
1980	The library moves to a larger facility to accommodate increasing collection size and program activities to meet public demand. Drayton Valley Municipal Library Board receives official registered charity status with Canada Revenue Agency.
1981	The Town passes Bylaw 81-08 to establish the Board as an independent corporate body known under the Libraries Act as the Town of Drayton Valley Library Board.
1989	The Library relocates to the newly redesigned Civic Centre for essential municipal services by placing the Library between Town Office and Fire Department. The facility has space to house both growing collections and family-focused programs. Drayton Valley Municipal Library introduces technology services with the launch of an Integrated Library System (ILS) for automated tracking of circulation. Computers play an increasingly significant role in libraries and Drayton Valley invests heavily in technology for library information services.
1994	Drayton Valley Municipal Library achieves the distinction of being the first and only library in Canada to offer computer stations with individual dial-up internet as a public service. The library conceived and implemented this unique and pioneering service wall before the Community Access Program (CAP) was launched. This achievement was the result of a partnership between the Library Board, the Town of Drayton Valley, the Roman Catholic Separate School District, and the Internet Centre of Edmonton: the Town of Drayton Valley provided funding for the project and the Internet Centre of Edmonton provided the high-speed line connecting to the Internet. With the establishment of DVnet, Drayton Valley became the first rural town in Alberta to provide internet access to library users and residents!  The unique marketing arrangement earned then-librarian Nesen Naidoo the Creative Librarianship Award in 1994. Drayton Valley Library was also the first in Alberta to offer an in-house service for residents to order books for purchase. The bookshop predates online booksellers, so this was a welcome service that continues to this day. Drayton Valley Library also receives the 1994 Library Association of Alberta Award of Excellence in Library Service for the “Battle of the Books” (BoB) children’s literacy program. BoB continues as an annual program to this day.
2009	The Library Board, in partnership with St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic School Division, and with support from the Town and Rotary Club of Drayton Valley, opens the Rotary Children’s Library in a wing of Holy Trinity Academy. The Rotary Children’s Library provides a space specifically intended for young families to access early literacy collections, resources, and programs.
2011	The Library Board acquires a minivan from a local dealership to serve as the community W.O.W Van (Words on Wheels). The W.O.W Van serves as a mobile library to deliver reading materials to local Seniors Lodge residents and some communities in Brazeau County.
2019	The Library Board separates its financial management from the Town of Drayton Valley to become more autonomous. All aspects of business operations are handled internally including annual reports to CRA for GST rebates, payroll reports, and charity returns. The Board hires its bookkeeper and accountant to assist the Director with recording and reporting financial activities for audit.
2020 (COVID)	The global COVID-19 pandemic arrives in Alberta in March 2020 resulting in severe challenges for all businesses and service providers. All libraries were ordered to close their doors to the public for several months at a time on three separate occasions over the following year and a half. The pandemic allowed Drayton Valley Library to showcase its role as an “essential service” by connecting people in isolation to resources. Library staff continued to work through the several closures by providing curbside and delivery services to people quarantined at home while following protocols for the safe handling of returned materials. Library programs were adapted to virtual platforms until in-person activities were allowed in July 2021. Summer Reading Club 2021 was held entirely outdoors to adhere to social distancing rules. Many programs and activities remained partially or entirely virtual until the spring/ summer of 2022.
2021	The Library Board responds to advice from municipal councils to reduce operational expenses by permanently closing the Rotary Children’s Library as of January 2021, a move that shocked many young families. The children’s collections are re-absorbed into the Municipal Library leading to overcrowded shelving and activity areas. After streamlining operations to one service point, the Board also decides to sell the WoW Van to further reduce operational expenses. The Board begins looking at options for a new and larger facility to accommodate the growing collections and expanding social role that the library provides to community residents.
2022	The Friends of the Drayton Valley Library Society is officially incorporated after several decades of dormancy. Drayton Valley Municipal Library proudly celebrates its 65th Anniversary of service to the community.

If the library material you want to borrow isn't available through the TRACpac online catalog or the TRACpac app, you can request material to be brought in from outside of the TRAC system.

Search for and place holds on materials from any participating Alberta Public or Academic Library with the Relais D2D Inter-Library Loan service. 

Yellowhead Regional Library system is part of The Regional Automation Consortium (TRAC), which is a partnership of the Marigold Library System, Peace Library System, Northern Lights Library System, and Yellowhead Regional Library. Using TRACpac you can search a combined catalogue of over 170 libraries with holdings of nearly three million books, DVDs and other material.

Drayton Valley Municipal Library is part of the Yellowhead Regional Library System (YRL).

Video: Using the online TRAC catalogue

ME LIBRARIES

TRAC also participates in Alberta-wide borrowing through ME Libraries. Patrons registered through ME Libraries may borrow materials from any TRAC library, subject to local policies and lending periods.

 

RELAIS

If you cannot find what you are looking for in TRAC, give Relais a try.  Relais, which gives you access to many public and academic libraries throughout Alberta, is brought to you by the Alberta Public Library Services Branch (PLSB).  You may want to watch this short video to get all the information you will need on how to place holds through Relais.

Introduction

The Yellowhead Regional Library is a consortium of 43 public and 43 school libraries. This statement addresses your online privacy and access to information through the Yellowhead Regional Library's headquarters Integrated Library System (ILS) and website.

The Yellowhead Regional Library Board and staff are subject to the Libraries Act and Regulation R.S.A. 2000 Chap. L-11 and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP), and uphold the Canadian Federation of Library Associations’ (CFLA) Statement on Intellectual Freedom and Libraries.

The Yellowhead Regional Library Board’s bylaws and policies are publicly available, including its Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) bylaw and Information Technology policy.

Collection and Disclosure of Personal Information

The System only collects the amount of personal information needed to conduct library services and programs. Personally identifiable information contained in the patron record includes:

• Name
• Address
• Phone number(s)
• Email address

Patron records with charges below the defined threshold are purged after they have been expired for two years.

The System does not collect personal information for commercial marketing or distribution to private organizations. The System will only disclose personal information:

a. to law enforcement in response to a court order, such as a warrant, subpoena, or other legal compulsion.

b. in partnership with other Alberta libraries and library systems for the purposes of sharing materials under conditions defined in existing resource sharing agreements and programs (e.g. interlibrary loan agreements, TAL Card, ME Libraries), collecting fees or fines, and retrieving borrowed materials.

c. for the purpose of contacting next of kin or emergency response personnel in the case of an
emergency.

Tracking and Security

Cookies – When you visit a website it may deposit a piece of data, called a web cookie, with the temporary web browser files on your computer. If you wish, you can change the settings on your web browser to deny cookies, or to warn you when a site is about to deposit cookies on your hard drive.

Encryption – The System’s website links patrons to their My Account on TRACpac and Relais for borrowing purposes. These consortia use encryption during the login process/transmission of a patron’s library card, username, and PIN.

eResources – The System subscribes to various databases found under the eResources tab of the System’s and our libraries’ websites. The administrative software of the databases may identify individual patron barcodes with specific titles read, however the System only uses the information anonymously to aggregate usage by patron’s registered library. The System does not analyze individual patron usage. Users may read the databases’ privacy policies on their home pages.

External Links – The System’s website links to other websites and eResources that may collect personal information. Users should review the privacy policies of these sites before providing them with personal data.

Reading History – Patrons can save their reading histories on TRACpac. These lists are private unless the patron chooses to share them, and the System will not share these lists, except when in response to a law enforcement court order, such as a warrant, subpoena, or other legal compulsion.

SimplyReports – The System utilizes SimplyReports software to pull data from the ILS in order to create custom reports and to assist with identifying recent borrowers of a lost or damaged library item. This information can only be drawn for the last five borrowers of an item and is only used for the stated purpose of retrieving missing pieces, missing items, and to invoice for damage or loss.

Usage Statistics – The System uses Google Analytics to discover usage of the System’s and our libraries’ websites. Google Analytics uses cookies. Users may read Google Analytics’ policies.

Parental Responsibility for Minors

Yellowhead Regional Library does not act in loco parentis. Parents and legal guardians take responsibility for what their children access on and through the System’s website. No age restrictions or filters apply to the System’s databases, eResources, or links to external sites, and the System’s Internet access is not filtered.

Programs and Events

Online Forms and Electronic Communication with System Staff – The System may provide online forms for facilitating services or resource acquisition suggestions. These forms will require some user personal information. The System will gather only the personal information necessary to facilitate the registration or request, and the personal information will not be used for any other purpose. Personal information provided to System staff through any other electronic communications, such as email, text, etc. will be used only to facilitate the request submitted.

Social Media

The System may provide access to social media. Users posting comments to the System’s social media should be aware of the public nature of such posts and of their responsibility to exercise caution when sharing personally identifiable information over social media.