Our Grand Opening was held Sunday, Oct. 12th. It was a beautiful day and we had a wonderful crowd for our celebration. There were more than 750 people here to enjoy Christie Vilsack, the face painting, balloon artists, programs, magicians, character artists, and the great cake balls!
Dean McGraw goes to great heights to clean up the place!
Our awesome balloon display by Laura Anderson
We had just a few balloons to decorate with! Thanks to the Quad Cities Magic Club for their incredible work!
Another picture of our decorations!
A nice crowd
The Ladies' Musical Society entertained the crowd with their lovely voices
Bill Stamper, library board president,
as emcee
Dick Engen, city council representative
Ellen Gaffney, member of the county board of supervisors
Christie Vilsack, our keynote speaker
Recognition of library board and staff for their hard work
The Boise-Bechter VFW Post 2440 and the Sheehan-Tidball American Legion Post #30 raise the flag during the National Anthem, sung beautifully by
Melody Malek
The crowd as they file into
the new library
Ribbon Cutting by the Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors
The Open House
Everyone finds something to enjoy
Clowning around with Toto the Clown
These girls had a great time and look like beautiful butterflies!
Face painting creations done by
Laura Anderson
Waiting to get their faces painted!
What a great day!
Rickie Rowray...one hard-working and creative balloon artist
A magical gathering
Cool cats hanging around the library
Caricature drawings by
Mike Giba and Bill Gustafson
Juggling class was a fun experience
This pirate drew a crowd and lots of laughs!
She's "catching" on!
That's some balloon hat!
Whoa...these guys look tough