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Drake Community Library
Calendar of Grand Opening Events

(Print Version - includes more detail)

Friday, December 4th
5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Festival of Trees- throughout the library
participant application form
Saturday, December 5th
10:00 a.m.
Festival of Trees continues with music
10:30-11:00 a.m.
Inaugural Storytime
with Ginny Cameron & Sue Drake
11 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Children's Open House with refreshments
Dec 5th - Dec 12th
Children's Scavenger Hunt
and Winter Reading Program
1:00 p.m.
Dedication Ceremony with Turlach Ur Bagpipers
1:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Guided tours of the library
1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Magic Trick & Balloon Animal Station
3:00 p.m.
New Prairie Camerata performance with pieces narrated by Sue & George Drake (Story Room)
4:00 p.m.
Author visit with Shirley Damsgaard
Sunday, December 6th
1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Guided tours of the library
2:00 p.m.
"The Not So Quiet Librarian" presented by Humanities Iowa Speaker, Tom Milligan.
Monday, December 7th
10 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Guided tours of the library
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Guided tours of the library
7:00 p.m.
Local Author Extravaganza with Charlotte Boyett-Compo, Harley McIlrath, Will Freeman, Jeff Dickey-Chasins & Mark Baechtel
Tuesday, December 8th
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Guided tours of the library
7:00 p.m.
Author visit with Judy Hunter, author of “Grinnell's Entrepreneurial and Philanthropic Pioneer: A Biography of Claude W. Ahrens” 
Wednesday, December 9th
10 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Guided tours of the library
2:00 p.m.
Local author Marty Purcell presents “How Our Library Has Helped Me With My Writing”
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Guided tours of the library
7:00 p.m.
“Our War: Stories from Poweshiek County’s Greatest Generation” presented by George Drake and others
Thursday, December 10th
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Guided tours of the library
7:00 p.m.
Jazz Performance by the Phoenix Trio
Friday, December 11th
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Guided tours of the library
4:00 p.m.
GHS Instumental Group and Choir perform Christmas Songs
Saturday, December 12th
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Children's Theatre performed with permission of Plays Magazine
written & directed by Janet Carl
narrated by Betty Moffett
Sunday, December 13th
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
MOVIE TIME showing “Elf”, with Will Farrell.
Community Room