90th Anniversary
Events: 2004
Tea/Open House
National Aboriginal Day
International Literacy
Day celebration
@ the library Exhibit
opens (to December 31)
90th Anniversary Exhibits
at the Red Deer & District
Museum
Birthday Party
It's a Long Way concert
Links
Hazel Flewwelling's
The Literacy &
Legacy page at
rdpl.org
Red Deer Public Library turns 90 years old in 2004. Join us for a year of celebrations on the web and in the Real World. Watch this page for the latest information on the festivities and programs.
Picture: Ina Greene, RDPL's First Librarian (1914)
In November 2004 the Red Deer & District Museum will host two exhibits relating to the 90th Anniversary:
Sweet Sixteen: A Gallery of Library Leaders
and
Home Sweet Home for Red Deer Public Library
In honour of our 90th anniversary, Red Deer Public Library presents a unique and whimsical exhibit examining our past and our present, and offering some thoughts about our future. This exhibit is on display in the Kiwanis Gallery, Lower Level, Downtown Branch (outside the Snell Auditorium), from October 14 to December 31, 2004, and online, at this page: @ the library.
2:30 to 4:00 p.m., Saturday, November 6, 2004
Firehall Mezzanine (Level 3), Downtown Branch
2:30 p.m. - Firehall Mezzanine Short welcoming remarks by Mayor Morris Flewwelling and other guests 2:45 p.m. Special children's storytime with the Mayor 3:15 p.m. Wild and wonderful performance by Flying Bob 3:45 p.m. Birthday Cake, tea, coffee, juice 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. - Piper Creek Optimist Children's Department Face painting by Mia (free, courtesy of RDPL) Please note that there will also be cake Saturday afternoon, November 6th, at the Dawe Branch.
We're sorry that Lieutenant-Governor Lois Hole cannot attend the Birthday Party as planned. We hope to have her visit the Library soon!
On November 7th, 2004, at 3 p.m., come to the Snell Auditorium to experience It's a Long Way: a commemoration in music & poetry of the beginning of World War I. Performed by TogetherArt, It’s a Long Way is a depiction of music and poetry prominent at the time of WWI. Anita Bhadresa, Paul Boultbee, Sharon Braun, Cheryl Cooney and Larry Reese take us on a world tour commemorating artistic pursuits ninety years after the beginning of this tumultuous time in history. This concert is free for all.
Check out these fascinating stories from Red Deer Public Library's last 90 years.
Story 1: Early Leaders in Early Days
Story 2: The Library's Many Homes: Privies, Dripping Showers, Bubble Gum
Story 3: Romance, Tragedy, and the Burying of Books: The Charlie Snell Story
Tall Tales & Tea: Steeped in 90 Years of Stories
1:00 to 3:00 p.m., Saturday, May 8, 2004 - Snell Auditorium, Downtown Branch
Thanks to everyone who helped RDPL celebrate Historic Red Deer Week, with an Open House and Tea. This was the first event in our 90th Anniversary festivities.
Picture above: The Board of Trade/City Hall/Fire Hall building, first home of RDPL
Picture courtesy of the Red Deer & District Archives
National Aboriginal Day Celebration
June 21, 2004 is National Aboriginal Day. Celebrate this day with us at the Downtown Branch, with a performance of the Red Deer Aboriginal Dance Troupe. Details about time and venue are coming soon...
International Literacy Day Celebration
Join us for a major celebration of International Literacy Day on September 8, 2004, at the Kids' Club at Red Deer Centre. The celebrations will include a display of the 90th Anniversary of Red Deer Public Library.
Picture above: The Library, on the North side of Ross Street, in 1953
Picture courtesy of the Red Deer & District Archives
