Alcoma Community Library

Located in Alcoma School
Phone: 362-3741 Fax: 362-8897
Alcoma School located in the community of Rainier
Email: aplcapic@eidnet.org

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Shortgrass Library System

Serving the residents of Bow City, Rainier, Scandia and residents of Division 4 in the County of Newell.

We have been a member of the Shortgrass Library System since 2003.

Library Hours of Operation:

Regular Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 4:00pm

Every second Tuesday 7:00pm to 8:30pm

Summer Hours: Closed

Library is closed Weekends and all School Holidays

Membership Fees:
    The Library is open to all community members and there is no membership fee charged.

Loan Periods:
    Library materials, with some exceptions, are loaned for a two-week period and may generally be renewed for an additional two weeks. Videos are loaned for a three-day period and are generally renewed for a second three-day period.

Fines:
    A fine of 5¢ per item per day will be assessed on all overdue books, videos, audiocassette, and periodicals to a maximum of $5.00. Lost or damaged materials will be charged at replacement cost.

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Programming | Audio Cassette | Videos | Computers
Premises

Why are we called Alcoma?
Early residents in our area came from the Tacoma area in Washington State. They decided to give the local school district a similar name, but changed the "T" to "AL" (representing Alberta).