![The Grande Prairie Library was started by the Grande Prairie Women's Institute in 1939. It was turned over to the town in 1941, with 600 books on its shelves. (1957)](https://www.southpeacearchives.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/152.02.02.22.jpg)
Last June the blog was about the founding of the Grande Prairie Public Library in 1939. In 1941, a “Wild Rose Tea” was held to mark the occasion and raise money for expenses. When the library first opened, one bookcase held all the books – two years later, there were three! I found the list of new books recently purchased by the library quite interesting.
Researched & written by Kathryn Auger
![The Herald-Tribune ~ June 12, 1941](https://www.southpeacearchives.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/June-12-1941-HT.jpg)