Western Counties Regional Library


Western Counties Regional Library is a regional public library with 10 branches serving the counties of Digby, Shelburne and Yarmouth in southwestern Nova Scotia. Established in June 1969, the library has its headquarters at 405 Main Street in the Town of Yarmouth, the largest population centre of the three counties.

History

Western Counties Regional Library began with five staff in 1969 and has grown to 60 full- and part-time employees. Over the years, services were added such as bookmobiles, visits to hospitals, seniors residences and schools and Library Express.

Branches

All of the library branches offer free computer and wireless Internet access. Three of the branches offer bilingual services. The following are the 10 branches making up Western Counties Regional Library with the dates that they joined the regional library and related branch information:
Image:Barrington library.jpg|thumb|left|100px|Barrington Municipal Library'Barrington Passage

• Joined Western Counties Regional Library: January 1970

• Branch opened: November 30, 1981

• Branch relocated: August 2, 2006
Image:Clare library.jpg|thumb|left|100px|Senator Ambroise H. Comeau Memorial Library, Clare
Clare

• Joined Western Counties Regional Library: April 20, 1970

• Branch opened: July 8, 1981
Image:Clarks library.jpg|thumb|left|100px|Clark's Harbour Branch Library
Clark's Harbour

• Joined Western Counties Regional Library: July 1971

• Branch opened: March 4, 1974

• Branch relocated: December 11, 2007
Image:Digby library.jpg|thumb|left|100px|Isaiah W. Wilson Memorial Library, Digby
Digby

• Joined Western Counties Regional Library: June 1969

• Branch opened: January 15, 1970

• Branch relocated: 1979

• Branch relocated: January 31, 1997
Image:Lockeport library.jpg|thumb|left|100px|Lillian Benham Library, Lockeport
Lockeport

• Joined Western Counties Regional Library: June 5, 1969

• Branch opened: April 13, 1973

• Branch relocated: September 1, 1981

• Branch expansion: August 22, 1987
Image:Pubnico library.jpg|thumb|left|100px|Pubnico Branch Library
Pubnico

• Joined Western Counties Regional Library: January 1970

• Branch opened: November 23, 1978
Image:Shelburne library.jpg|thumb|left|100px|McKay Memorial Library, Shelburne
Shelburne

• Joined Western Counties Regional Library: June 5, 1969

• Branch opened: February 15, 1970

• Branch relocated: July 21, 1989
Image:Westport library.jpg|thumb|100px|left|Westport Branch Library
Westport

• Joined Western Counties Regional Library; Bookmobile service began: April 20, 1970

• Branch opened: June 30, 1983
Image:Weymouth library.jpg|thumb|100px|left|Weymouth Waterfront Library
Weymouth

• Joined Western Counties Regional Library: April 20, 1970

• Branch opened: May 10, 1982

• Branch relocated: July 29, 2010
Image:Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Library, Yarmouth.jpg|thumb|100px|left|Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Library, Yarmouth
Yarmouth'

• Joined Western Counties Regional Library: June 6, 1969

• Branch opened: October 29, 1969

• Branch expansion: June 22, 1991