History
The Stony Plain Public Library started as a project of the United Church Young People's Club. It first opened in January 1945 on 50th Street with 500 books on the shelves. The collection has now grown to over 55,000 volumes.
The library has moved over the years from the hotel dining room, to the Town Hall, to above the Fire Hall, to the Community Centre, to the former Recreation Office on 51st Avenue, and ultimately to its present location in Forest Green Plaza. The Stony Plain Women's Institute sponsored the library when it came under the Alberta Libraries Act in 1948.
Stony Plain Public Library is a member of the Yellowhead Regional Library and The Alberta Library.
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