Highlights of 2010

2010 has been a busy year for the Chestermere Public Library Foundation! Here are a few of the highlights from the year past: 

• With the help of a funding grant from the Community Initiatives Program, we were able to fund a huge increase in the library’s resources! Thousands of new titles have been added to the library’s collection to ensure the library has something for everyone in Chestermere.
• Our quilt raffle, featuring a beautiful Bookshelf Quilt stitched by the ladies of the Lakeside Quilter’s Guild, raised $1,000 and was won by Jim Ribchester.
• The library provided a cozy warm-up spot during the Olympic Torch event, where those who stopped in enjoyed a steaming mug of hot chocolate and a reading by a local author.
• The Lakeside Greens Golf Course rocked with the sounds of the Roaring 20s for our successful Library Foundation Gala. Thanks to all who contributed their time, auction items and funds.  The evening was a big success and a wonderful time was had by all!
• Our own resident authors, the students of Prairie Waters School, can now see their published books in the library’s collection. The Foundation purchased a number of these wonderful hard-cover books so the entire community can enjoy the creativity and imagination of our children.
• On September 18, Chestermere residents laced up their running shoes for the Loop Around the Lake, the annual run/walk in support of the library.
• The Foundation supported the library’s reusable bag campaign. These attractive bags, sporting the library’s logo, will not only carry armloads of books to and from the library, they will also keep plastic bags out of the landfill and the streets of Chestermere. Have you gotten yours yet?
• On December 18, the Foundation sponsored a gingerbread building competition. Community groups constructed an amazing assortment of gingerbread creations for a draw to the public in support of the Winter Reading Program.

Thanks to everyone who has supported the Chestermere Public Library Foundation during 2010! Your help is making our community a better place, one book at a time. We look forward to another successful year in 2011!

December 15, 2010