08/28/2026
Dear Patrons and Community Members,
๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ ๐ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐.
The Village of Cremona is currently undergoing a provincial viability review. The recently released Viability Review Report outlines the anticipated impacts on municipal services if Cremona were to dissolve and become a hamlet within Mountain View County.
For the Cremona Municipal Library, the report states:
"๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ฑ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ช๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ท๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ฆ๐ต๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ฆ๐ต๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐บ. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐บ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ข ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข ๐ญ๐ช๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ณ๐บ. ๐๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ญ๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ."
The report goes on to state that Parkland Regional Library System has indicated it would not manage the Cremona Library as a satellite branch and that residents could instead access library services in Water Valley, Carstairs or Didsbury.
We want our community to understand that closure is not an automatic consequence of dissolution.
If Cremona dissolves, the current Cremona Municipal Library Board would cease to exist because it was established by the Village. However, dissolution does not require the library to close. Mountain View County could choose to establish a library board that would allow public library service to continue in Cremona.
For 55 years, the Cremona Municipal Library has served Cremona and the surrounding rural community. Just this past July 1, we celebrated that milestone alongside community members and government representatives who recognize more than five decades of local library service.
Our library is more than books. It is a gathering place, a quiet space, a place for children and families, and a source of information, technology and community connection.
Throughout the year, the Library provides services including:
-Children's and youth programming, including STEAM Club, early-literacy programming and the Summer Reading Program
-Adult programming and community services, including Book Club, technology assistance and English-language learning support
-Free public computer and internet access, printing and technology services
-Books, digital resources and access to materials from libraries throughout Alberta
-A welcoming public space available to residents of Cremona and the surrounding area
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ
The outcome described in the Viability Review Report is not the only possible outcome.
If continuing to have a public library in Cremona is important to you, we encourage you to let Mountain View County Council know.
Tell Council what the Cremona Municipal Library means to you, how you or your family use it, and whether you believe local library service should continue if Cremona becomes a hamlet.
๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ.
You can read the full Cremona Viability Review Report here:
