Learn to paint at the library
There is still room in the popular adult class
The new Victoria Avenue library, which officially opened in 1974, had taken nearly 15 years to become a reality in the City of Niagara Falls.
Local architects and interior designers were selected to construct the 4,263-square-metre building that stands today. The site had been occupied by Hunter’s Cottage, which was demolished in 1928 to make way for Eaton’s department store, which stood there for 37 years, until such time as it was demolished in 1971 to make way for the Victoria Avenue library.
In 1974, state-of-the-art features included a sunken reading lounge, a record and tape collection with listening facilities, and a film collection.
Prominent adult areas included the Sir Harry Oakes Room, The Rosberg Gallery and the Judy LaMarsh auditorium.
A favourite area in the children’s department was the carpeted miniature amphitheatre where children could enjoy storytime. Interesting video footage of the official opening is on the Library’s YouTube channel.
While the Victoria Avenue library still boasts one of its most distinctive features which is the cobbled pedestrian “street” covered by a long skylight, it looks forward to yet another exciting update with the official opening of our new Teen Space.
The Teen Space features a laptop bar, collaborative workspace, easy access to the Recording Studio and 3D Printers in Oakes Room Media Lab and Maker Space, as well as books and other library materials selected just for teens.
A Nintendo Switch gaming system will also be available starting in May. Programs and classes for teens will start this spring, including the Teen Advisory Group (TAG), Exam Cram, gaming and creative classes.
Children of all ages and their families may drop in and have fun at the Stamford Centre Library on Saturday, April 7, at 10:30 a.m. for Family Fort Fun. All supplies will be provided to make your own fort. Calling all coders, eight years of age and up to the Stamford Centre Library on April 7 at 2:30 p.m. where basic animation, simple programming and robotics will be explored.
Creating with code is a free program and registration is required.
There’s still room in our popular adult painting classes. Why not try the four-week class at the Stamford Centre Library on Mondays beginning on April 9 at 2 p.m. for $8 or individual classes at the Chippawa library on Wednesday, April 10, at 6 p.m. for $3. Registration in advance is required.
Your library is available online at my.nflibrary.ca, by phone 905-356-8080 or by email at askus@nflibrary.ca.