Great Expectations

Programs and Services


* Adult Services

Collections, programs and services for adults are provided by Adult Fiction and Audio/Visual Services on Level 2 and Adult Nonfiction and Reference Services on Level 4 of the Downtown Branch, as well as at the Dawe Branch at 56 Holt Street in the G.H. Dawe Community Centre.

* Children's Services

Programs, services and collections for kids and their families in the Piper Creek Optimist Children's Department, in the Armoury/Firehall section of the Downtown Branch, as well as at the Dawe Branch at 56 Holt Street in the G.H. Dawe Community Centre.

* Interlibrary Loan

Interlibrary Loan is a service through which you may obtain items that are not found in the Red Deer Public Library collection

* Teen Services

Programs, services and collections for teens, in the mezz section of the Downtown Branch, as well as at the Dawe Branch at 56 Holt Street in the G.H. Dawe Community Centre.

* Room Rentals

Need a space for a business seminar, a community organization meeting, a public program? Here's information on the Waskasoo Kiwanis Meeting Room and the Snell Auditorium at the Downtown Branch.  The Dawe Branch does not rent out rooms at this time.

Arts and Culture

* Art Lending Program

With a library membership, you may sign out artworks from the Downtown Library for a three-month period.

* Classical Connection

The Charley Glebe collection of Classical Music resources, on Level 2 of the Downtown Branch.

Literacy

* Family Literacy Program
* Red Deer Adult Literacy Program

Library Technology

* Election Forum 2010

 Information about candidates in the October 2010 Municipal Elections. Here is the Election Forum 2004 site and the Election Forum 2007 site.

* RDPL /Telebyte Wireless Network

The RDPL / Telebyte Wireless Network is made available at no cost to anyone who brings a device equipped with wireless networking capabilities (such as a laptop or PDA) to the library.

Volunteer Resources Program

Volunteers are a key resource in managing the Library and providing services and programs to our customers.