Visiting the Grande Prairie Public Library in Grande Prairie, Alberta

I worked in libraries for twenty years and enjoy exploring them as we travel.  A former colleague asked me why I go on a busman's holiday....  I find each library I visit to be unique... specially crafted to meet the needs of the community that each it serves.

The Grande Prairie Public
Library is in the
Montrose Cultural Center.

This year the library is celebrating

its 75th Anniversary.

The arrow points down the
hallway to the Prairie Art Gallery
& Teresa Sargent Hall.

This I love... The Most Wanted

shelving area for the library's

most popular books.

Grab one when you find

it on the shelf & put it

in your shopping basket.

Grande Prairie Public Library
has computers available to
the public.

I like the book displays

at the ends of the

shelves.

There's a shelf for library
users to leave books they
don't want on the end
of book shelves.

I'm on a shelving binge here...

Compact Library Shelving allows

Grande Prairie Public Library to

make its entire French collection

available to the public.

The library's DVD
collection

Comfortable seating & the

 covered upright piano

Canadians love
fireplaces...

Magazines

The Young Adult Library

I like the public computer setup

in the Young Adult Library.

Another shelving find...
Look for book titles on the
screen.  The shelf above has
pencils & paper for note
taking.

The Genealogy Area 

The Reference Section

Again with the shelving?

The library catalog monitor is

mounted to the end of the

shelf with a keyboard,

mouse & basket for

pencils & paper.

I wandered upstairs to the
Children's Area.

Board books are stored
in colorful bins.

I like the seating next to the

bright colored shelves. 

This shelving is on wheels,
allowing it to be moved
for group events.

This is a fun table for a

child to sit at & use

the computer.

This Caterpillar display holds
story books with CDs.

The Grande Prairie Public Library moved to this building in 2006.  The colors, displays, and furniture are very welcoming.   The open WiFi connection and easy access to public computers ensures that library users can and will use the library as they choose.