1981 to 1985
1981
Location: 4802 – 50 Street (Shared with Town Office/Fire Hall)
Population served: 1,800 in town and 1,000 in surrounding area
Hours of Service:
Mondays, 4 to 9 p.m.
Tuesdays, Noon to 5 p.m.
Wednesdays, Noon to 5 p.m.; 7 to 9 p.m.
Thursdays, Noon to 5 p.m.
Fridays, Noon to 5 p.m.
Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Hours did not change for Summer
Library Board Trustees:
Chair, Linda Sutton
Secretary, Doris Gordon
Treasurer, Pat Gilchrist
Pat Gillespie
Sandra Connell
Carmen Fellin-Rocco
Margaret Bagdan
Terry Forbes
Staffing:
Board members volunteer to staff library Mondays from 7-9 p.m.
Librarian, Joy Winter $5.83/hour
Finances:
Receipts
Town of Valleyview 23,194.29
Provincial Grant 17,584.08
ID #16 Grant 3,000.00
East Smoky School Division 350.00
Alberta Law Foundation 900.00
Fines/Memberships 2,029.45
Other 567.21
Total 47,625.03
Disbursements
Paid to Town of Valleyview for services 23,194.29
Other Expenses paid out 14,292.48
Total 37,486.77
Surplus budget of $10,138.26
Cash on hand/in bank: $15,397.76
Collection:
Adult Fiction – 1,743 items
Non-Fiction – 3,180 items
Juvenile – 2,862 items
Paperbacks – 2,380 items
Circulation:
12,566 loans
327 inter-library loans
Membership fees:
Adults $3.00
Students $1.00
Children $.50
Family $6.00
Non-Resident $20
Registered memberships: 138 Adult; 429 family
Projects:
Story and craft hour, local displays in gallery.
Comments: No comments listed.
1982
Location: 4802 – 50 Street (Shared with Town Office/Fire Hall)
Population served: 1,800 in town and 1,000 in surrounding area
Hours of Service:
Mondays, 7 to 9 p.m.
Tuesdays, Noon to 5 p.m.
Wednesdays, Noon to 5 p.m.; 7 to 9 p.m.
Thursdays, Noon to 5 p.m.
Fridays, Noon to 5 p.m.
Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Hours did not change for Summer
Library Board Trustees:
Chair, Linda Sutton
Secretary,
Treasurer, Pat Gilchrist
Carmen Fellin-Rocco
Margaret Bagdan
Terry Forbes
Mrs. G. Jensen
Staffing:
Librarian, Joy Winter, $7.68/hour
Assistant $5.50/hour
Finances: Not available
Collection:
9,463 items
Circulation:
13,943 loans
256 inter-library loans
Membership fees:
Adults $3.00
Students $1.00
Children $.50
Family $6.00
Non-Resident $20
Registered memberships: 183 Adult; 368 family
Projects:
Inventory has been completed and is the first complete inventory done since the library started. Thus, our year end figures are as accurate as possible. A new catalogue was set up so that the junior and easy readers are now separated. All books are now spine-labeled.
Comments: The library has had a very successful year with circulation again increased over the previous year. Also, there was a large increase in interlibrary loans. An inventory has been completed, a junior card catalogue system, the art gallery has had some interesting displays. In 1983, we plan to display all local talent, such as native crafts, amateur photography, quilting, etc. These displays are proving very popular with the general public.
1983
Location: 4802 – 50 Street (shared with Town Office/Fire Hall)
Population served: 5,350
Hours of Service:
Mondays, 7 to 9 p.m.
Tuesdays, Noon to 5 p.m.
Wednesdays, Noon to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
Thursdays, Noon to 5 p.m.
Fridays, Noon to 5 p.m.
Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Summer hours do not change
Library Board Trustees:
Chair, Linda Sutton
Secretary, Grethe Jensen
Treasurer, Pat Gilchrist
Rev. Terry Forbes
Carmen Fullin-Rocco
Noted in Annual Report that an unnamed trustee had taken a one year leave of absence while abroad. Three new trustees to be added soon.
Staffing: nothing reported
Finances:
Receipts
Income 48,048
Disbursements
Expenses 58,516
Deficit of 10,349
Reserves were used and now at zero balance
Collection: 1,477 items
5 cassettes are listed as part of the inventory.
Circulation: No information reported
Membership fees:
Adults $3.00
Students $1.00
Children $.50
Family $6.00
Non-Resident $20
Registered memberships: 180 adult; 210 juvenile; 523 family
Projects:
Several new projects are being started, including: organizing a subject file; starting a collection of large print books; starting a collection of childrens read-along books/tapes.
Comments from Annual Report:
Once again, a very successful year with increases in membership, circulation and visitors. Our projector provided by NALDS (?) has been rented 15 times. Story and craft times prove popular with the kids. Our art gallery still attracts many people and we’ve had some interesting displays in 1983, including native work, quilting, local photography, pottery, Danish embroidery. We held an opening night for Peace Country artist, Robert Guest who had a showing of his paintings in October. He generously donated one of his paintings to the gallery which will hopefully be the start of our permanent collection.
1984
Location: 4802 – 50 Street (Shared with Town Office/Fire Hall)
Population served: 5,500
Hours of Service:
Mondays, 7 to 9 p.m.
Tuesdays, Noon to 5 p.m.
Wednesdays, Noon to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
Thursdays, Noon to 5 p.m.
Fridays, Noon to 5 p.m.
Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Summer hours do not change
Library Board Trustees:
Chair, Linda Sutton
Secretary/Treasurer, Pat Gilchrist
Vice-Chair/Publicity, Doris Crump
Gallery Coordinator, Margaret Ryzuk
Carmen Fellin-Rocco
Elizabeth Bagdan
Rev. Terry Forbes
Grethe Jensen
Staffing:
Librarian, Joy Winter $8.68/hr
Assistant, Sophie Major $5.50/hr
Finances:
Income $48,667
Expenses $48,667
Collection:
12,111 items
30 cassettes, film projector
22 magazine subscriptions
Circulation: 20,179 loans and 233 interlibrary loans
Membership fees:
Adults $3.00
Students $1.00
Children $.50
Family $6.00
Non-Resident $20
Registered memberships: 230 adults; 294 juvenile; 540 family
Projects:
New date due labels in all books. Last summer hired a sub-librarian, Mrs. Sophie Major. She works one day a week and one Saturday per month and fills in for the librarian if sick or on vacation. We have also hired 2 students. One works Wednesday evenings and alternate Saturdays and the other works every other evening and every Saturday for four hours.
Comments from Annual Report:
We are planning to extend our opening hours soon by opening Mondays from Noon to 5 p.m. Also, we will be open on Saturdays for one more hour until 5 p.m. This project will run on a trial basis for approx. 6 months. One of our board members, Doris Crump, is on the Peace Regional Library Project steering committee and we are looking forward to the gradual development of this project. This year, our big project is to catalogue our paperbacks. This will be a big job for our student helpers.
1985
Location: 4802 – 50 Street (Shared with Town Office/Fire Hall)
Population served: 2,500, plus surrounding rural area
Hours of Service:
Mondays, Noon to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
Tuesdays, Noon to 5 p.m.
Wednesdays, Noon to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
Thursdays, Noon to 5 p.m.
Fridays, Noon to 5 p.m.
Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Summer hours do not change
Library Board Trustees:
Chair, Linda Sutton
Secretary/Treasurer, Pat Gilchrist
Doris Crump
Margaret Ryzuk
Carmen Fellin-Rocco
Elizabeth Bagdan
Grethe Jensen
Staffing:
Librarian, Joy Winter $8.78/hr
Assistant, Sophie Major $5.70/hr
2 student helpers (Lisa Hart/Holly)
Finances:
Income $57,026
Expenses $57,026
Collection: 13,447 items
Circulation: 21,689 loans and 426 inter-library loans
Membership fees:
Adults $3.00
Students $1.00
Children $.50
Family $6.00
Non-Resident $20
Registered memberships: 230 adults; 294 juveniles; 540 family
Projects:
Summer Reading program. Adult paperbacks cataloged by students.
Comments from Annual Report:
Our extended hours were well-received by the public and we will continue to open according to our new schedule. As our statistics show, libraries are getting more popular year by year. We are pleased with the progress of the Peace Regional Library Project now that it has moved into the interim stage.
The board agreed to pay tuition fees for library staff upon successful completion of library courses.
In June, the board agreed to submit $.05 per capita/$100 in support of the Peace Regional Library Steering Committee. Projected budget for the PRLP will be $5.50 per capita.