After many months of hard work by many volunteers in our community,the first library opened its doors on September 27th,1993. This building was an old 10 x 8 x 45 ft.supply building for the defunct Sea Cadet Camp at Hnausa.It was purchased by Jim Pearn &Russ Bowdery for $2000 and was moved 95 miles for a cost of about $700 to its new location beside Phoenix School. Russ Bowdery,founding Director,and his crew of volunteers then had their work cut out for them.Bowdery was about to see his dream come true with the help of Herb Britton providing hammer and paint brush,Wes Wiebe installing electrical wiring,Al Gerbrandt building ramp and steps,Tom Byrnes with his bobcat to moving gravel and Gary Glavin with many other volunteers moving ties and looking after the many finishing details.Ties were donated by Tom Scoular and the
carpet by Pat Fossay and Don Fleming. The next job involved many volunteer hours cataloguing over 5,000 donated books and filling the shelves.The team was headed by Audrey Teichroeb,Head Librarian,and included Joyce Turner,Hazel Smith,Annie Hatfield,Karen,Gary and Matthew Glavin,Russ Bowdery,Lynn Major,Vivienne Pearn, Natalie &Janine Girard,Ann Fleming,Ruth Van Gestel and Lydia Coady,to name just few.

The library quickly outgrew the original building and plans were once again drawn up for a new building.Again volunteers were busy building shelves and packing and unpacking 7,000 books.Over the years,as the library grew,Herb Britton and John Teichroeb spent many hours building shelves.The new library was again built beside Phoenix School.The grand opening and ribbon cutting was held on December 6th,1998 with Councilor Gary Glavin unveiling a plaque dedicated to Russ Bowdery,declaring a section of the library “The Russ Bowdery Reading Corner.”

The original library board consisted of Russ Bowdery, Vivienne Pearn,Lynn Major,Gary Glavin,Herb Britton, Councillor Margaret Mills and Head Librarian Audrey Teichroeb.The library is also operated by a summer student grant.The first student hired was Emma Coady,followed by Gina Coady,Andrea Capri and Amanda Stephens.Over the years the library has been staffed by over 50 volunteers who look after the day to day operation.Ian James served eight years on the board.In 2003,Joan Spice serves as Head Librarian with Wendy Capri as her assistant.Board members include Pat Britton,Shan Hornby,Marly Mustard,Margaret Mills,and Marlene Boyda.