WESTLOCK — The Yellowhead Regional Library (YRL) presented their annual report to councillors during the Sept. 26 Town of Westlock regular meeting and provided an overview of the past year.
In their presentation, board chair Hendrik Smit and executive director Karla Palichuk spoke about changes this year, including those surrounding memberships, resources, collections and programs, and finances.
They were joined for the virtual presentation, by Westlock Library board chair Kathy Kieser and interim library director Lorisia MacLeod.
Palichuk said the YRL is the second oldest library system in the province that was established in 1971, with Parkland being the oldest regional system formed in 1959.
“We were the only two until the mid-1980s (when) three others came on board and the regional library system structure was complete in the mid-1990s,” she said, noting…
