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

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    Serving the residents of Bow City, Rainier, Scandia and residents of Division 4 in the County of Newell. Click here for the County of Newell divisions map

    In 2003 we joined the Shortgrass Library System. It will take a while for all Shortgrass Library System services to be available. Check back for later information.

Library Hours of Operation:
    Regular Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 4:00pm
    Every second Tuesday 7:00pm to 8:30pm
 
    Summer Hours: Wednesdays 10:00am - 4:00pm
 
    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.

Services - Click on Heading for more info
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).

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