Library Board

Board Meetings | Plan of Service | Policies | Privacy

The Sylvan Lake Municipal Library is overseen by appointed trustees from the municipality of Sylvan Lake. Library board meetings are open to the public and take place every second Wednesday of the month at 6:30 PM, either in the library programming room or virtually. To contact the Library Board, please email brdchrslml@gmail.com. 

Board Members

  • Carol Moore, Board Chair
  • Mariah Dutton, Treasurer
  • Krista Anderson, Secretary
  • Mayor Megan Hanson - Town of Sylvan Lake Representative
  • Jonatan Plamondon-Roy
  • Joe Iwanicki
  • Jessica McMurran
  • Corinne Pauluk
  • Susan Samson

Board Meeting Minutes


 2025 2024

Agenda Minutes Agenda Minutes
January Jan 8 Jan 8 Jan 10 Jan 10
February Feb 12 Feb 12 Feb 14 Feb 14
March Mar 12 Mar 12 March 05 March 05
April Apr 9 Apr 9

May May 14 May 14 May 08 May 08
June June 11
June 12 June 12
July



August



September

Sept 11 Sept 11
October

Oct 9 Oct 9
November

Nov 13 Nov13
December





Guiding Principles


Plan of Service

Strategic Plan 2021-2025

  1. Express Creativity: Create and Share Content to Stimulate Imagination and Learning
    Goal: Patrons will have access to the services, support, and materials they need to enhance their leisure time and express themselves by creating and enjoying original print, video, audio, or visual content in both real-world and virtual environments.
  2. Create Young Readers: Early Literacy
    Goal: Children from birth to age 5 will benefit from programs and services designed to ensure they enter school ready to learn, write, and listen.
  3. Know Your Community: Community Resources and Services
    Goal: Patrons will have a central source for information about the wide variety of programs, services, and activities provided by community agencies and organizations.
  4. Visit a Comfortable Place: Physical and Virtual Spaces
    Goal: Patrons will enjoy safe and welcoming physical spaces to meet and interact with others or to sit quietly and read, as well as open and accessible virtual spaces that support networking.
 

Policies and Bylaws

Privacy Statement

The Sylvan Lake Municipal Library is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to its website. In accordance with the Access to Information Act (ATIA) of Alberta and the Alberta Protection of Privacy Act (POPA), and our policy on the Confidentiality of Users' Records, we ensure that:

  • Personal information is only collected when necessary to provide specific online services or products that you choose to use.
  • Collected information is used solely for the purpose for which it was gathered, and not for any unrelated purposes.
  • Personal information is safeguarded and retained only as long as required to fulfill its intended purpose or as required by law.
  • We do not track the websites you visit when using library computers.

If you believe your personal information has been improperly collected, used, or disclosed, you may submit a written privacy complaint to the Sylvan Lake Municipal Library. Please include enough detail to allow us to respond efficiently. If your concern is not resolved, you may request a review by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) of Alberta.

Additionally, we use Google Analytics to understand how our website is being used. This data is collected in aggregate and is not linked to individual users. If you prefer not to be tracked by Google Analytics, you can install a browser add-on provided by Google: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

For more information or to submit a privacy concern, please contact our ATIA Coordinator at sylvan.library@prl.ab.ca