{posted October 2, 2022}
The Library Story: 50 Years of Growth
September 2022 marked 50 years since the Ocean Shores Public Library was established. Each weekend during September featured fun activities to celebrate the library's achievements, commemorated the community members who have contributed to documenting the history of Ocean Shores, and had displays of the progress both the community and the library have made over the past 50 years.
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Where were you in 1972? Over 550 community members joined the Ocean Shores Library Staff in celebrating the library’s 50-year anniversary.
The celebration was during the month of September and featured 12 events for all ages.
September 9th brought back some memories with a screening of the original Poseidon Adventure, one of the hit films from 1972, starring Gene Hackman and Shelly Winters. Spoiler alert – things get a little upside down in this movie!
September 10th marked the Grand Celebration, with keynote speakers Mayor Jon Martin and City Administrator Scott Andersen. Mayor Martin discussed how fiercely independent the city of Ocean Shores is and how the library is part of that mission. He also discussed how the library continues to evolve and is a welcoming place for all the community to visit. City Administrator Andersen stressed what a vibrant community center the library is while providing access to information, a civic participation center, and lifelong learning. Board members from the Library Board of Trustees, Friends of the Library and Ocean Shores Library Foundation were on hand to offer information, as well. The new 1900 square foot Anneka van Doorninck Pavilion was dedicated, Bill Robison put on a fabulous and funny Family Comedy Show, the video presentation “The Library Story: 50 years of growth” was shown, and hot dogs, chips and sodas were served. A great (and busy) day!
September 17th was ALL about kids and teens! The younger kids began the activities by creating their own pet rocks (I’m sure we all remember those!), and the teens ended the afternoon with a 70’s costume contest and Wii bowling. Treats were had by all.
The final events of the month on September 24th were an entertaining talk by local author Sheila Roberts, who gave the audience a glimpse into the world of publishing and kindly answered questions from the audience. Participants in the Washington Rural Heritage Oral History Project were recognized, and offered commentary during an amazing slide presentation by Joann Lacy entitled “Ocean Shores Memories: Now and Then”, which depicted the early days of Ocean Shores, and many, many pictures showed the tremendous changes that have taken place over the years.
The Friends of the Library generously funded ALL of the activities to help celebrate the 50 year milestone of the Ocean Shores Library, making it an unforgettable birthday for a key resource in the community.
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