[1] EPL has more than 16.6 million items in its collection including books, CDs, DVDs, magazines, video games, and online resources.

The branch on the north side of the river was temporarily located in the Chisholm Block, above a meat shop and a liquor store.

It would remain in service until 1967, when the Centennial Library opened a few blocks away in Sir Winston Churchill Square.

[7] Beginning in 1941, the Edmonton Public Library began to operate traveling services to meet the needs of the community.

1982 also saw the implementation of data radio in the bookmobiles, which enabled them to communicate directly with the main EPL database.

[9] In 2000, five branches were located inside malls, and they were Abbotsfield, Capilano, Londonderry, Mill Woods, and Southgate.

It also offers assistive technologies for customers such as: TTY for the deaf, closed circuit TVs that enlarge or enhance print, magnifiers, specialized software, LEAP computer work stations, and alternative keyboards.

EPL also works with community groups such as the Mennonite Centre for Newcomers, Multicultural Health Brokers and a variety of literacy-based organizations.