Media Advisory - Riverdale Library to Mark 100 Years of Service

Toronto Public Library hosts public Centennial celebration October 2 

TORONTO, Sept. 14 /CNW/ -Toronto Public Library's Riverdale Branch, Toronto's third oldest operating public library, will celebrate its 100-year anniversary with a free all-day party on Saturday, October 2, 2010. The event is open to the public and the festivities will include live music, drummers, magicians and jugglers, a historical walking tour and more. Library officials and community partners will officially toast the wonderful Carnegie, Georgian revival building at 12 noon.   

What:	Riverdale Branch, 100^th Birthday Party
Who:	Jane Pyper, City Librarian
When:	10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
	Key times include:
	10:30 am: Library to Library in Riverdale: a community walking tour cosponsored by Heritage Toronto, Riverdale Historical Society and Toronto Public Library. Start: Mustard Seed, 791 Queen Street East, 3 blocks east of Broadview Avenue.  Finish: Riverdale Branch, 370 Broadview Avenue 11 am: Meet Toronto Public Library's mascot, Dewey! Children's dress up and face painting with Riverdale Branch staff. 12 pm: Official centennial ceremony. 2 pm: Family entertainment with local storyteller Sally Jaeger, a strolling magician and a performance by Centre of Gravity.  Meet a local police officer on horseback and have your picture taken on a Toronto Fire Services fire truck.  3 pm: A giant Happy Birthday cake for all!
Where:	Riverdale Branch, 370 Broadview Avenue (Broadview Avenue and Dundas Street East)

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