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![]() The Edmonton Public Library: An Architectural History of a Carnegie Library Building Percy Johnson (1994 Thesis: Concordia University, Montreal) 1913 - March 13 - Strathcona Library (now Strathcona Branch of EPL) at 8331 - 104th Street, was opened to the public. 1984 - The Library Board undertook a joint project with the Old Strathcona Foundation to refurbish the Strathcona Branch, a historical site and the first library built in Edmonton (in 1913). Strathcona Branch closed for six months. 1985 - Strathcona Branch reopening celebrated with hundreds of citizens as well as elected representatives from the Alberta Government and City of Edmonton. 2006 - August 8 - After a year in a temporary location, Strathcona Branch once again reopens after a renovation and expansion project. | ||||