Get in the picture at your library with Snapshot Day 2011

Press release

The Pincher Creek & District Municipal Library is joining public libraries across the province in “Snapshot Day 2011” between October 3 and 9 to show how important public libraries and library systems are to the residents and communities of Alberta.

On Tuesday, October 4, 2011, Pincher Creek & District Municipal Library will compile statistics, customer comments, photographs and other data chronicling a typical library day.  Drop in on between 10:00 am and 8:00 pm to show your support of our library and all the services it provides for our community. The results at Pincher Creek & District Municipal Library will be added to those of public libraries across Alberta to show how libraries provide invaluable services.

The concept for Snapshot Day originated with the New Jersey State Library Association, and has spread throughout the U.S. and Canada. The purpose of the day is to create a ‘snapshot’ of what happens in a library in a single day, to help libraries and library advocates demonstrate how the people that visit the library and the communities in which they live are impacted by the library.


Online visitors to the library can also participate; the library website will include a short 2-question survey, and you can even upload your own snapshot to our Flickr group at: http://www.flickr.com/groups/albertasnapshotday2011/. You can also keep track of Snapshot Day events on Twitter with hashtag #SnapshotDay2011.