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The Regional Automation Consortium

TRAC (The Regional Automation Consortium) is a partnership of Marigold Library System, Northern Lights Library System, Peace Library System, Yellowhead Regional Library, and their member libraries. Using TRACpac you can search a combined catalogue of over 170 libraries with holdings of nearly three million books, DVDs and other material.

TRAC also participates in Alberta-wide borrowing through ME Libraries. Patrons registered through ME Libraries may borrow materials from any TRAC library, subject to local policies and lending periods.

The libraries within TRAC wish to acknowledge Treaty 6, Treaty 7, and Treaty 8 territory, as well as the Métis Nation of Alberta. The TRAC libraries are located on territory that provided a travelling route and home to many Indigenous peoples.

In the 1990s libraries across Alberta faced a number of challenges and opportunities, including the information explosion, the development of new technologies, the emergence of the Internet and a changing government philosophy.

A grassroots response to these challenges led to the creation of The Alberta Library (TAL) in 1997. Internationally recognized for cooperation and collaboration, TAL is a province-wide consortium that now serves 48 member libraries in over 300 locations across the province, including:

• public libraries
• regional library systems
• university libraries
• college, and technical institute libraries
• special libraries

Member libraries work together to take advantage of changing technologies, find creative solutions and seize new opportunities. As a result, Albertans at even the smallest library have access to more than 30 million resources.

According to Leduc Reflections, the pictorial history of Leduc, "the public library was an integral part of the community from its first organization in 1912 when Karl Martin was the first librarian and the library was located in J. Mundy's office." Despite this early role of the library in Leduc, there is no recorded history of library services for the next 34 years.
 
In 1946, the Leduc Women's Institute decided to investigate the possibility of re-establishing library services in Leduc.  The following is a summary of the Leduc Women's Institute's involvement with the Leduc Public Library, as presented by Mrs. Haddie Fjell in May, 1983, at a ceremony commemorating Kathleen Henderson's and the Women's Institute's role in the history of the Leduc Public Library:
 
At our October meeting in 1946 it was decided we should have a library in Leduc. On a motion made by Mrs. Bradbury, seconded by Mrs. Huston, Mrs. Henderson was to look into the details of starting a library. In January 1947 an empty house on main street owned by Mr. Davis was rented for $5.00 a month. The Lions Club of Leduc made and donated shelves. 24 books were purchased for $2.50. 300 books were purchased from Mrs. Morton, President of the Vegreville Woman's Institute for $15.00. The first library board consisted of Mrs. Robberts, Mrs. Kropp and Mrs. Henderson. On May 20th, 1947 we moved to Meadowbrook hall.  In 1951 it was decided by the library board to purchase an old street car, it was painted and contained 970 books. The Town Council thought the street car was an "eye sore" so they gave us space in their new town hall in 1956. In 1962 the control over the Leduc library was passed from the Leduc Women's Institute to the Town Council. The Women's Institute spent $3,200.00 on the library in 15 years of operation. A plaque was placed in the library by the Town Council to commemorate our gift to the community. The Leduc Chamber of Commerce presented the W.I. with a certificate of merit.
 
At the time that the library was donated to the Town of Leduc, it was housed in the southwest corner of the Town Hall, on 47B Street. By 1963 the library had outgrown its corner and was relocated to temporary quarters in the Leduc Fire Hall and later moved back to the Town Hall in 1973.
 
In May 1983, the City Council passed a motion to commence planning for a new facility in Alexander Park.  The library was located in the north wing of this new building called the Civic Centre until its move in February 2015 to a new facility still located in Alexandra Park.

Mission Statement

Leduc Public Library provides a service that connects our citizens to the widest possible range of ideas, information and materials. This service is delivered in a friendly, comfortable environment by knowledgeable, well-trained staff committed to excellence.

Vision Statement

The library will be recognized as an essential source of information and a cornerstone in lifelong learning, providing an educational environment for all.

Value Statement

Library Board and staff are committed to:

• Keeping citizens informed
• Valuing the individual
• Opening children's minds
• Nourishing creativity
• Breaking down boundaries
• Defending intellectual freedom
• Fostering integrity and accountability

Leduc Public Library has over 60,000 items in our collection including:

• Magazines
• Newspapers
• Microfilm Resources: The Leduc Representative, 1907-1989 and Federal Census for Alberta, 1881, 1891, 1901
• Print books for all ages including adult bookclub and grab & go kits for kids
• Large print books
• Music CDs, DVDs & Blu-Rays
• Audiobooks, Daisy Books and Daisy players

E-Resources - Libby/Cloud/RBDigital and hoopla!

You can access our E-books, e-magazines, streaming movies and other resources right from the comfort of your own home!  On our website, look under E-Resources for a list of what we have available.  If you have questions or need help with set up we have staff available who you may make an appointment with.  Just call 780-986-2637.

CELA/NNELS Daisy Books

Leduc Public Library has access to Daisy books from the Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA), National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS) and will loan materials out to those who have difficulty reading due to a disability. To find more information please visit celalibrary.ca and nnels.ca

TRAC

The Leduc Public Library is a member of Yellowhead Regional Library (YRL) and the Regional Automation Consortium (TRAC).

To search the items owned by our library and our other partner libraries of TRAC, please use our online catalogue TRACpac. You can order a book directly through the catalogue. Simply click on the link "Request Item" at the bottom of the book record. Follow the instructions and make sure you see the confirmation page that tells you "Your request has been successfully placed."

If an item in the TRAC catalogue is signed out to another patron, you may place a hold on that item.  To make such a request, you may:

• Ask staff to place the hold or inter-library loan request over the telephone at (780) 986-2637
• Place it yourself on our public catalogue station (if you don't know how, our staff are happy to assist)
• Place it from home, over the Internet by visiting www.tracpac.ab.ca

Can't find an item in the TRAC catalogue? Alberta Relais is the new way to place Interlibrary Loans (ILL) in Alberta, brought to you by the Alberta Public Library Services Branch (PLSB). To access Relais, just go to alberta.relaisd2d.com and select Yellowhead Regional Library as your location.

Finally, if the desired item is not in either of the above-mentioned databases, our Inter-Library Loans Clerk has access to billions of books and articles from all over the continent. Our staff will be happy to fill out a materials request form for you and have the item brought to Leduc if possible. 

Please note that if you order items through the Inter-Library Loans Clerk or The Alberta Library, they must be returned to Leduc

Introduction

The Yellowhead Regional Library is a consortium of 43 public and 43 school libraries. This statement addresses your online privacy and access to information through the Yellowhead Regional Library's headquarters Integrated Library System (ILS) and website.

The Yellowhead Regional Library Board and staff are subject to the Libraries Act and Regulation R.S.A. 2000 Chap. L-11 and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP), and uphold the Canadian Federation of Library Associations’ (CFLA) Statement on Intellectual Freedom and Libraries.

The Yellowhead Regional Library Board’s bylaws and policies are publicly available, including its Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) bylaw and Information Technology policy.

Collection and Disclosure of Personal Information

The System only collects the amount of personal information needed to conduct library services and programs. Personally identifiable information contained in the patron record includes:

• Name
• Address
• Phone number(s)
• Email address

Patron records with charges below the defined threshold are purged after they have been expired for two years.

The System does not collect personal information for commercial marketing or distribution to private organizations. The System will only disclose personal information:

a. to law enforcement in response to a court order, such as a warrant, subpoena, or other legal compulsion.

b. in partnership with other Alberta libraries and library systems for the purposes of sharing materials under conditions defined in existing resource sharing agreements and programs (e.g. interlibrary loan agreements, TAL Card, ME Libraries), collecting fees or fines, and retrieving borrowed materials.

c. for the purpose of contacting next of kin or emergency response personnel in the case of an
emergency.

Tracking and Security

Cookies – When you visit a website it may deposit a piece of data, called a web cookie, with the temporary web browser files on your computer. If you wish, you can change the settings on your web browser to deny cookies, or to warn you when a site is about to deposit cookies on your hard drive.

Encryption – The System’s website links patrons to their My Account on TRACpac and Relais for borrowing purposes. These consortia use encryption during the login process/transmission of a patron’s library card, username, and PIN.

eResources – The System subscribes to various databases found under the eResources tab of the System’s and our libraries’ websites. The administrative software of the databases may identify individual patron barcodes with specific titles read, however the System only uses the information anonymously to aggregate usage by patron’s registered library. The System does not analyze individual patron usage. Users may read the databases’ privacy policies on their home pages.

External Links – The System’s website links to other websites and eResources that may collect personal information. Users should review the privacy policies of these sites before providing them with personal data.

Reading History – Patrons can save their reading histories on TRACpac. These lists are private unless the patron chooses to share them, and the System will not share these lists, except when in response to a law enforcement court order, such as a warrant, subpoena, or other legal compulsion.

SimplyReports – The System utilizes SimplyReports software to pull data from the ILS in order to create custom reports and to assist with identifying recent borrowers of a lost or damaged library item. This information can only be drawn for the last five borrowers of an item and is only used for the stated purpose of retrieving missing pieces, missing items, and to invoice for damage or loss.

Usage Statistics – The System uses Google Analytics to discover usage of the System’s and our libraries’ websites. Google Analytics uses cookies. Users may read Google Analytics’ policies.

Parental Responsibility for Minors

Yellowhead Regional Library does not act in loco parentis. Parents and legal guardians take responsibility for what their children access on and through the System’s website. No age restrictions or filters apply to the System’s databases, eResources, or links to external sites, and the System’s Internet access is not filtered.

Programs and Events

Online Forms and Electronic Communication with System Staff – The System may provide online forms for facilitating services or resource acquisition suggestions. These forms will require some user personal information. The System will gather only the personal information necessary to facilitate the registration or request, and the personal information will not be used for any other purpose. Personal information provided to System staff through any other electronic communications, such as email, text, etc. will be used only to facilitate the request submitted.

Social Media

The System may provide access to social media. Users posting comments to the System’s social media should be aware of the public nature of such posts and of their responsibility to exercise caution when sharing personally identifiable information over social media.

These are the terms of use

On September 1, 2005 the library eliminated membership fees for residents of the City of Leduc and the rural residents of the Leduc County. Fees for materials returned late, lost, or damaged will continue to apply. All fees on individual or linked family cards must be cleared at time of the membership renewal.Leduc Public Library is a member of Yellowhead Regional Library (YRL),  The Regional Automation Consortium (TRAC) and Alberta Relais.Acquire a TRAC library card by providing proper identification such as a current driver’s license.  Other ID may be accepted please ask staff for details.To obtain a library card online or in your library, you must be 16 years of age. For those under the age of 16, or aged 16 - 18 without government issued ID with birthdate, we require that a parent or legal guardian come to the library to sign for the library card.If you lose your library card please contact the library immediately to avoid any unauthorized use of your library card.If you move or change your phone number or email please notify us as soon as possible in order to keep your file up to date.To sign out items from our library, you must have your card present.The following must be completed half an hour before we close: New library cardsRenewal of library cardsAny paymentsCome into the library or call 780-986-2637 to renew your library card. Any outstanding fees must be cleared before renewal.On January 1st, 2022 Leduc Public Library stopped charging late fees.Our Library Board wanted to remove the barrier to make sure that everyone can use the library.  Don’t forget, we strongly encourage everyone to still bring their items back on time, so they are available for other patrons!  And if you have any other fees on your card owing more than $10, you will not be able to access our services or take more items out.What happens if I do not return my item on time?When the item is overdue, a notice will be emailed or mailed to you reminding you that an item is now late, and you need to bring it back quickly! If the item is not returned after 28 days, you will be automatically billed for the replacement cost.These notices are a courtesy, we cannot control the internet for email or postal mail delivery.  When you leave the library, you can choose to have a slip with your due dates printed. It is still your responsibility to bring items back on time!Does the removal of late fees mean that any late fees currently on accounts will be wiped out?Yes!  If you have an older late fee, we will be able to waive it from your account.  Please note this is only for late fees from the Leduc Public Library not replacement fees, damaged fees or fees you may have gotten when visiting another TRAC Library.If you have fees on your account from another TRAC library, you will need to contact them to discuss.  If the fees are more than $10, you will not be able to take more items out from our library.What is a replacement fee?If you do not return an item, after 28 days a replacement fee will be charged to your account.  This fee is the cost the library paid when the item was purchased.If the item belongs to another TRAC Library (i.e. It was brought from another library and you picked it up as a hold), the owning library will bill our library for the item.  Once our library pays the other library back, we will not be able to remove this replacement fee and you will have to pay it in full. Can I still use my library card if there is a replacement cost on it?If you owe more than $10 on your library card for a replacement fee, damaged item fee, or fees from another TRAC library, you will not be able to take more items out in Leduc or use our public internet stations!  So please bring your items back in a timely manner.Books, magazines, videos and audio books all have a three-week loan period.Special collections such as holiday books may have a one-week loan period.Unless your item has been requested by another patron, you may renew it two times. Renewals can be done in a number of ways:Phone (780) 986-2637Bring the item for renewal to the Information DeskRenew the item yourself at one of our public catalogue stations which feature TRACpac.Renew from home or work online at TRACpac.Forget what you have signed out? Visit TRACpac and review your items checked out by inputting your library card barcode and your PIN number (last four digits of your phone number). Members may have up to 50 items from TRAC libraries at a time.Items can be returned during regular hours inside in the small returns bin at the information desk or all hours through the outside book and AV drop.

You can search for books, DVDs, audiobooks, video games, and more using the online library catalogue, called TRACpac.  Visit the library catalogue at tracpac.ab.ca and login using the barcode number from your library card and your PIN. Regular items may be renewed up to two times, as long as there are no holds on the items. Some exceptions may apply. Items may be renewed in person, by phone, or online.Holds may be placed in person, by phone, or online.Please view our eResources page to access digital content.If you are unsure of your PIN/Password, click the I forgot my password link in TRACpac, or give us a call.