Mirasty retires as SMVS librarian after 40 years
Edna Mirasty spent 40 years working as a librarian for the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) and this Halloween marked her final day on the job.
She first began working at Kitaski School as the secretary and librarian after she transferred from the band office in 1979. After six weeks of training from the previous librarian, Mirasty was left on her own before receiving a library information technology certificate in 1982. At the time, she stated the space she had to work out of was quite small.
Back in the early 1980s, one memory Mirasty recalled was when herself, the education directors and other staff travelled to Toronto to purchase books for all seven of the LLRIB schools. She said they spent a week there visiting warehouses and choosing what books they needed. Another memorable moment was in the early 1990s.
“When they first had the expansion, everyone had to move from Kitaski because it was being renovated,” Mirasty said, adding the expansion took about one year. “They had rented out the Harbour Inn across from Robertson’s Trading. It was used as a little school. They had a library there and all the rooms were made into classrooms.”