Chinook Regional Library

• Regina Public Library opened. 

• Saskatoon and Moose Jaw Public Libraries opened. 
• Saskatchewan Public Libraries Act: 
• allowed for the establishment of municipal libraries. 
• grants inadequate when spread over many libraries. 
• only larger urban centres could afford to provideadequate service with little Provincial Government assistance. 

• Travelling Libraries: 
• legislative library sent large wooden boxes, with 60-80 books each, to groups or communities for a year. 
• there were 851 travelling libraries with 38,000 books in 1953. 
• Open Shelf Service: 
• started because of request from Women Grain Growers for literary and educational material. 
• mail service for informational and reference material. 

• Swift Current Public Library opened May 1. 

• Regional Libraries Act: 
• allowed for the establishment of Regional Libraries. 
• appointment of Supervisor of Regional Libraries. 

• North Central Saskatchewan Regional Library ( now called Wapiti) established in Prince Albert. 

• Provincial Library formed: 
• took over the Open Shelf Service, the Travelling Libraries and the Office of the Supervisor of Regional Libraries. 

• Southeast Saskatchewan Regional Library (now called Southeast Regional Library) established in Weyburn. 

• Wheatland Regional Library established after a two-year bookmobile demonstration project was completed in the area around Saskatoon. 

• Parkland Regional Library established in Yorkton. 

• Chinook Regional Library established on June 1 in Swift Current. 

• Lakeland Library Region established in North Battleford. 

• Palliser Regional Library established in Moose Jaw 

• Pahkisimon Nuye-ah Library System established in Air Ronge.