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EDMONTON, AB, May 7, 2019 – The Edmonton Public Library (EPL) unveiled a time capsule that will live within the walls of the soon-to-be-completed revitalized Stanley A. Milner Library for the next 100 years.
The time capsule, which holds a collection of library mementos and love letters contributed by EPL staff, trustees and customers, will be sealed within the walls of one of the library’s stairwells on the first floor, adjacent to its new expanded children’s library.
“The time capsule is another exciting feature of the revitalized Milner Library, and one that symbolizes this city’s longstanding commitment to its public libraries – as shown by the many love notes we received to include in the capsule,” says EPL CEO Pilar Martinez.
Opened in 1967, the Stanley A. Milner Library is the heart of EPL and Edmonton’s downtown, welcoming over 1.2 million annual visits prior to its temporary closure for renovations on December 31, 2016. The revitalized Milner Library will feature a children’s library more than three times the size of the previous facility, an expanded Makerspace, a total of 28,000 square feet of community meeting spaces, a high-tech theatre, a multi-storey interactive simulation wall and much more.
The Milner Library renewal work began in January 2017 with the grand opening planned for spring 2020.
To learn more about the project visit: epl.ca/imaginemilner/
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About the Edmonton Public Library
The Edmonton Public Library (EPL) is proud to be 2014 Library of the Year, as well as the first public library in Canada to win Canada’s Most Admired™ Corporate Cultures award by Waterstone Human Capital, as of 2018! We’ve come a long way since 1913 when books were all you could find on our shelves… and we’re just getting started! Today, EPL carries everything you care about. We are Edmonton’s largest lender of all manner of information and entertainment. Our professionally trained staff take you beyond Google with the knowledge, discernment and desire to help you navigate a universe of information. The second most visited place in Edmonton, every year EPL hosts over 15.4 million in-branch and online visits across our 21 branches and website. We deliver our incredible content to you everywhere – in the library, at home or on your handheld device. Unmatched access and unrivalled value – that is today’s EPL. EPL is a registered charity and relies on donations to enhance services. Spread the words. www.epl.ca/give
For more information, contact
Benjamin Freeland
Communications Specialist
Edmonton Public Library
Office: 780.496.7055
Email: benjamin.freeland@epl.ca
