Western Counties Regional Library

The 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.

Western Counties Regional Library
TypeRegional Library
Established1969
Branches10
Collection
Items collectedBooks, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, databases, maps, drawings
Other information
Staff60
WebsiteWestern Counties Regional Library website
Map

History

The 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 (which were replaced by Library Express), 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 (Clare, Pubnico and Yarmouth). The following are the 10 branches making up the Western Counties Regional Library with the dates that they joined the regional library and related branch information:

Barrington Municipal Library

Barrington Passage

• Joined Western Counties Regional Library: January 1970
• Branch opened: November 30, 1981
• Branch relocated: August 2, 2006

Senator Ambroise H. Comeau Memorial Library, Clare


Clare

• Joined Western Counties Regional Library: April 20, 1970
• Branch opened: July 8, 1981

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

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

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

Pubnico Branch Library


Pubnico

• Joined Western Counties Regional Library: January 1970
• Branch opened: November 23, 1978

McKay Memorial Library, Shelburne


Shelburne

• Joined Western Counties Regional Library: June 5, 1969
• Branch opened: February 15, 1970
• Branch relocated: July 21, 1989

Westport Branch Library


Westport

• Joined Western Counties Regional Library; Bookmobile service began: April 20, 1970
• Branch opened: June 30, 1983

Weymouth Waterfront Library


Weymouth

• Joined Western Counties Regional Library: April 20, 1970
• Branch opened: May 10, 1982
• Branch relocated: July 29, 2010

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

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