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extensive restoration and expansion. This expansion added a large semi-circular addition, modern facilities to provide handicap accessibility, modern and efficient mechanical systems, and nearly doubled the library's original size. The renovation, however, was careful to maintain the building's original historical elements. The
Strathcona Library as well as the overall Edmonton Public Library system of branches is celebrating a milestone of 100 years in 2013.
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Strathcona as a trendy arts and nightlife district. This resurgence brought great support for the library, and in 1976 the building was declared a Registered Historic Resource of Alberta by the provincial Minister of Culture. From 1984 to 1985 the library received a $ 250,000 restoration, undertaken by R.R. Roberts Architects, and paid for by the sale of the original downtown library building in the late 1960s when it was demolished to build the
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Strathcona Library. Proposed south-side to downtown freeways threatened to destroy the remaining historic elements of Old Strathcona around Whyte Avenue. This led to a new interest in historic preservation and restoration, and the rebirth
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Construction began in 1912, and the new library was opened on March 13, 1913 by ex-Strathcona Mayor John Joseph Duggan and
Edmonton Mayor William Short. Final cost of the library was approximately $ 27,000. The library was popular upon opening, and boasted an impressive circulation for the size of
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eventually offered the city $ 15,000 to build a small, standardized library. However, the board did not feel this would provide the library they were hoping to build, and they declined
Carnegie's offer. Costs for the new library were eventually paid for as part of the agreement when Strathcona and
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Edmonton Public Library's busiest, and is often seen as a community focal point for Old Strathcona. In 2004, the City of Edmonton named the building a Municipal Historic Resource, and from 2005 to 2006 the library was closed for another
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downtown in 1967 further perpetuated this decline. By the late 1960s, the aging and poorly maintained building began to require significant upkeep costs. The director of
Edmonton Public Library attempted to close the branch in 1970. Although the closure was defeated by public opposition, the
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Park, the iconic Old
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structural decline of the building meant the second floor could no longer support the weight of books, and the branch's collection and hours of operation were severely cut.
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