Previously, the opening stated the library as the "oldest Branch" this is at odds with EPL's own book of its history (Babiak). Nevertheless the issue is complex and therefore the heading was corrected to show this fact.
The '''Old Strathcona Branch''', one of the oldest libraries in [[Alberta]], completed in 1913, iswas the oldest branchfirst library erected in the City of Edmonton.<ref name="Just Getting Started: Edmonton Public Library's First 100 years, 1913-2013">{{cite book|last=Babiak|first=Todd|title=Just Getting Started: Edmonton Public Library's First 100 years, 1913-2013|year=2013|publisher=[[The University of Alberta Press and The Edmonton Public Library]]|page=17-23}}</ref> systemNevertheless, andthe oneStrathcona ofLibrary thedoes oldesthave librariesa incomplex background as to its historical status within the [[AlbertaEdmonton Public Library]] system.<ref name="eplstrath">{{cite webbook|title=First annual report of the Edmonton Public Library and Strathcona Public Librar|year=1913|___location=Edmonton|url=http://eplwww.ourfutureourpast.ca/about-eplloc_hist/branches-and-hours/strathcona-branch|titlepage.aspx?id=Strathcona Branch|publisher=Edmonton Public Library|accessdate=19 November 2010858070}}</ref> It is located on 104th Street, a block off of [[Whyte Avenue]] in the heart of [[Old Strathcona]]. Situated next to [[Wilbert McIntyre]] Park, the iconic Old Strathcona Gazebo, and the year-round Old Strathcona Farmer's Market, the Old Strathcona Branch is often a central gathering area for much of the local community. During the annual [[Edmonton International Fringe Festival]] in the surrounding area, the Old Strathcona Branch often hosts a large booksale to help shift aging and excess material from [[Edmonton Public Library|Edmonton Public Library's]] circulation.
