The Summerland branch of the Okanagan Regional Library continues to thrive and introduce more children and families to its impressive variety of programs and services. Danielle Hubbard, chief executive officer of the ORL system, which operates and manages 30 branches...
The Summerland branch of the Okanagan Regional Library continues to thrive and introduce more children and families to its impressive variety of programs and services. Danielle Hubbard, chief executive officer of the ORL system, which operates and manages 30 branches across four regional districts, made a presentation to Summerland council Tuesday detailing the huge success of the Summerland branch and the system overall. Hubbard mentioned the outstanding work and leadership provided by Caroline McKay, the manager of the Summerland branch, on numerous occasions during her presentation Tuesday.
“The local branch here is run by the famous and wonderful Caroline McKay,” said Hubbard. “I’m going to go and visit her after this presentation ... she’s running summer reading club programs at the moment.”
The focus of her presentation was to highlight the significant economic contributions the ORL and its staff make across the large geographical areas the library system serves, said Hubbard. “It gives me an excuse to come out and talk to all of you and tell you what we’re doing,” she said. The ORL system is one of the largest in all of Canada.
“We’re the 16th largest in Canada population wise and the fifth largest in B.C.,” she said. “Although Summerland itself is not a raging metropolis, we are a large system overall with 30 branches covering four regional districts.” Providing library services to small rural towns and communities across a vast region is a large
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source of pride for the ORL and senior management, she said. All collections for the ORL are handled through its main branch in Kelowna, where they are then spread across the 30 branches. Assisting residents with job search assistance and programs like producing resumes, free computers, internet services, printing and online learning tools has become an increasingly popular and important program for various ORL branches, she said. “There are a lot of people moving to the Okanagan, increasing the population in our communities and looking for work when they get here,” she said. “Everyday that we’re open, we’re helping people with job searches on our public computers.” In 2025, a daily overage of just under 4,000 residents across the region visited a branch of the ORL, said Hubbard. “Some of our larger branches like Summerland are seeing higher numbers,” she said. An average of 35...
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- Jul 10, 2026
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