This past Sunday the Friends of the Library sponsored the 5th Annual Overdue Open House. Over 1,000 people came to the library to enjoy live music, prizes, food, storytelling, and more. Patrons that had overdue books were able to bring back the materials on Sunday and their overdue fines for those materials were waived. The Open House has became a way for the Library and the Friends of the Library to give back to the community. It was interesting to observe from a distance the activities that were going on. Valleytown and The Kodachrome Babies were performing in the Adult Department and the place was packed! In the Children’s Room Mr. Jeff the Magician was like the Pied Piper with dozens of kids following him around doing magic tricks. Volunteers were bustling around doing their jobs and library staff were working the public service desks. For those few short hours on Sunday the library truly was the center of the community. That is a thing that we are always trying to strive for here at DPL. We want the library and the events, programs, and services to matter to people. A huge thank you to the community for supporting what we do. Have a great week!
For photos from Sunday’s event, click here.
-Jim Gill, Director