100 and still going strong

The Edmonton Public Library turned 100 years old this year. This is the front of the main library downtown. To honour the occasion the EPL is offering people the chance to get a new library card for free. It is good for one year. They are also offering a prize of a trip to New York City

[Kerri]

Cool shot

[Darlene]

Nice shot, Brian. What a nice treat of a free library card for a year. It has been a long time since I have been to a library and never have paid for a card. Is this something new for you?

[Shirley Chetwynd]

Nice looking library Brian, 100 years old, amazing

[Ruth Moucharafieh]

What a great treat!!!! Neat capture!

[Graham Thresher]

Quite a bit different than the often plain libraries we have scattered around England. Great spot and well captured.

[Gerry]

very nice Library congratulations to your local library for 100 years old

[Carole Imes]

Great shot and interesting building. 100 yrs is a long, long time! Hope you win the trip to NYC. You don't have to pay for library cards at any time here. They are free.

[Jennifer C]

cool! I wonder what libraries will be like in another 100 years

[Allison Williams]

Love the facade, but please tell me that their offer is a joke. Aren't library cards always free?

[KAL]

Beautiful capture of a wonderful accomplishment! Libraries are so important to our communities!

[eyeseeu (deb)]

Nice to see a promotion for libraries - with so much availability on eReaders. Nice capture!

[Claire]

Good looking place, good luck with the competition,

[John]

Wow 100 years

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Happy Birthday to the EPL! I've never heard of having to pay for a public library card- that's a twist. I hope you win the trip!!

[Jessica]

wow, how cool!! that's great, and I love the photo!!

[Shirley Banford]

Very nice!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Lovely shot and how nice they have a sign up for the 100th year. I used to work at a library and now do volunteer work there. Our cards were always free.

[Sian B]

A lovely shot.

[Caren]

Cool shot...and I love the name of the coffee shop :)

[Ann Jones]

Nice way of drawing attention to the occasion!

[Harry J Benson]

nicely presented, good way to draw people into the library

[Fisher Family]

Wow, it's doing well and it's a nice way to celebrate - Lucy

[Hubregt Visser]

Nice shot!

[Christine Hosey]

Great shot, one to keep for future generations

[❀ Lynn]

Wonderful idea...free membership...get more people hooked on books...always a good thing.

[Katie]

What a great thing to celebrate!

[bkb in the city]

@kerristephens Thanks Kerri

[bkb in the city]

@darsphotos I used to have a card. They have always charged for cards here but they only cost $12 for one year

[bkb in the city]

@http365proj This public library started in 1913. This particular building was built in 1967 as a Centennial Project for Canada

[bkb in the city]

@ruthmouch Thanks Ruth

[bkb in the city]

@thresheg I have never been a huge fan of this building. I always like something a little more ornate looking for a library

[bkb in the city]

@gerry Thanks Gerry

[bkb in the city]

@cimes1 They are only $12 dollars either wise

[bkb in the city]

@jenrobcarr If they will even be around in another 100 years

[bkb in the city]

@allie912 Not here. They are usually $12 a year

[bkb in the city]

@kathyladley Thanks Kathy and I am glad to report that this one is still very well used each day

[bkb in the city]

@eyeseeu Thanks Deb. despite all of the e-readers our libraries are still very well used

[bkb in the city]

@claireuk Thanks Claire.

[bkb in the city]

@johnnyfrs We are going through a lot of things here that are reaching that 100 year mark

[bkb in the city]

@olivetreeann The cards usually cost $12 for a year

[bkb in the city]

@jessca646 Glad you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@sabanford Thanks Shirley

[bkb in the city]

@mittens Great place to volunteer. Our cards usually cost $12 for a year

[bkb in the city]

@sianb Thanks Sian

[bkb in the city]

@clmiller Glad you enjoyed this one. It is a nice coffee shot and a nice addition to the library

[bkb in the city]

@rhos The city had actually thought about doing a major renovation to the front of the building but decided this was a more fiscally responsible choice

[bkb in the city]

@hjbenson It was a nice promotion for sure

[bkb in the city]

@fishers It was a very nice idea for sure

[bkb in the city]

@hjv Thanks Hubregt

[bkb in the city]

@christinehosey It is nice to capture this special moments

[bkb in the city]

@lynnb It will be interesting to find out how many new membeships they got from this

[Pam Hawkes]

Nice lighting in this architectural capture! Congrats on 100 years for the library! The future of the library is a bit different now with all the electronic media available.

[bkb in the city]

@archaeofrog I am glad they did something

[Kim]

Well captured and a great celebration. I bet that library has seen a lot of change in the last 100 years. Let's hope it's still there in another 100 years.

[summerfield]

that's a very smart-looking sign. trip to new york city? that's cool! nice shot, brian.you pay for your library card out there? that's strange. ours here is free and it doesn't have an expiry.

[Diane]

What a milestone (I used to work at the public library). Maybe you can win the trip to NYC....?

[bkb in the city]

@kimshots Well this particular building has only been around since 1967 The origianl library building which was at a different location was torn down back in the early 1970's when they built a couple of skyscrapers

[bkb in the city]

@summerfield Hmm it seems that we may be the only city that has to pay for a library card

[bkb in the city]

@eudora I would love to go back to New York

[Mrs. Smith]

Wow! That's wonderful! It's good to celebrate.

[bkb in the city]

@mrssmith203 I am glad they did something