Drumheller Library celebrates Snap Shot Day
Residents are being invited to stop by the Drumheller Public Library and share what the library means to them.
On Friday, October 11, the Drumheller Library, and other libraries in the Marigold system will celebrate Snap Shot Day. Throughout the day, there will be snacks and residents can have their picture taken and share why the library is important.
Drumheller Library staff (l-r) Charlotte Green, Margaret Deem, Debbie Laplante, Penny Bethel, and Lachie Macfadden are inviting residents to stop by the library on Friday, October 11, for Snap Shot Day. Throughout the day, the library will offer snacks and find out what the library means to residents.
The photos and quotes will then be posted on the bulletin board at the entrance of the library.
“We’ll be asking people why they like the library. Snap Shot Day is a big day for us. It happens throughout our library system,” said Debbie Laplante, acting director of the Drumheller Public Library.
“It’s a cross-section of libraries and what makes your library relevant and valuable to you. We have patrons who come in and take out books, browse on the computers, and more. We’d like to find out what makes us relevant. Then, it can be translated to the bigger picture to ask why are libraries still relevant today and to help us stay current. It’s really a snapshot of ourselves.”
Snap Shot Day is held annually to celebrate National Library Month. Laplante explains, despite a world growing increasingly digital, libraries are essential.
“Libraries are even more relevant than ever. We’ve become sort of an information hub, where people come here and ask about so many different things,” said Laplante. “The big thing now is technology, like e-readers, tablets, and social media. People are using library books from home, from out of town, and even Mexico. You can take your library with you, so now it’s portable.”
During the month of October the Drumheller Library will be highlighting the many programs and services it offers residents.
