Did you know that 30 years was a pearl anniversary? That's what Google says - so it must be true. And your Bowen Island Public Library is 30 years old!
It all started back in 1981, when the Friends of the Library began our first "official" library, shared with the BICS library at the school.
Much has changed since then - several moves, many more titles on the shelves, access to computers that didn't exist three decades ago. What's stayed the same is the commitment of the Friends of the Library and the support of the Bowen community for public library service.
Join the library staff and friends on May 1 to celebrate the pearl of your community, with some New Orleans-themed events. Razzmajazz, a seven-piece New Orleans band, will be here to entertain and to get your toes tapping, along with the island's own Black Sheep Morris troupe dancing around the Maypole, or at least around the library lawn.
Volunteers will be serving up gumbo, jambalaya and pearl cupcakes. There's face painting, balloon animals and cartooning for the kids, Bowen-based authors in attendance, give-away prizes and a library history timeline for the grown ups, and a "library of the future" ideas wall for everyone.
The birthday party is May 1 from 12 noon to 4 p.m.
