Collections and Resource Sharing

YRL provides an allotment fund for each member library to purchase books, audio-visual and other formats through our acquisitions system. Members that buy through YRL get large supplier discounts, free shipping and can order at any time throughout the year. The acquisitions department is responsible for the purchase of materials and resources for member libraries. This includes: Once ordered material arrives, it is then processed by staff. This includes:

Contact supplies@yrl.ab.ca with the type and quantity needed. Your library will be invoiced directly. Prices are subject to change and quantities may be limited.

YRL kits contain materials that supplement member libraries’ existing collections or can be used for in-library programming. The following types of kits are available to borrow: Indigenous Collections Kits Makerspace Kits Read Alberta Kit Storytime Kits World Languages Kits Xbox Kits View our Kits Brochure

ME Libraries is an initiative by the Public Library Services Branch of Alberta Municipal Affairs that allows library patrons from other parts of the province to join your library. Patrons simply go to www.melibraries.ca to sign up for the library of their choice. The Alberta Library (TAL) is a province-wide consortium serving over 300 locations across the province, including public libraries, regional library systems, university libraries, college and technical institute libraries and special...