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Armchair Travel
Discover the world without leaving Lacombe! Local travellers share their adventures from aid projects and recreational excursions. Come and join us for this free lecture series at the Lacombe Memorial Centre. Open to the public of all ages. Refreshements served by the Friends of the Library.
Lectures take place at 7pm in the Servus Credit Union Room, second floor of the LMC.
Current schedule:
January 17, 2012: The Trail to Machu Picchu presented by Dr. Larry Herr
Join Dr. Larry Herr as he shares his experiences visiting the Inca sites of Peru, and hiking the trail over the Andes to Machu Picchu.
Originally from Chicago, Dr. Herr is a Professor of Religious Studies and Archeology at Canadian University College. He earned his PhD from Harvard University in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, and has lectured on the subject of biblical archeology for nearly 30 years.
March 20, 2012: Travel Tips plus Travel Throughout Australia presented by Debbie Olsen
Debbie Olsen will share slides and anecdotes from a family trip to New Zealand & Australia. She will also provide useful tips regarding international travel, and will be happy to answer any questions about travel and travel writing.
Debbie has worked as a travel consultant and travel writer for more than a decade. She writes travel articles for magazines and newspapers across Canada and the United States. She currently has regular travel columns in the Red Deer Advocate and the Calgary Herald
April 17, 2012: Travel in Honduras, Bolivia, China and Philippines presented by Lu Piening
As a volunteer Plant Pathologist with the Canadian Executive Services Organization, Lu Piening, undertook 10 projects abroad to advise and develop crop production measures to control diseases in cereal grains, flowers, fruits and nuts.
Lu was raised on a mixed farm in southern Alberta and attended UofA for his B.Sc (Agriculture) and MSc (Plant Pathology), and North Carolina for his PhD (Plant Pathology). He furthered his studies at Cambridge (UK) and the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture in Trinidad. Lu worked as a plant pathologist in the British Colonial Service in Ghana for 4 years, and with Agriculture Canada for 32 years. He has also worked on wheat projects in Kenya and Tanzania.
Library Information
| Monday | 10am-5pm |
| Tuesday | 10am-8:30pm |
| Wednesday | 10am-5pm |
| Thursday | 10am-8:30pm |
| Friday | 10am-5pm |
| Saturday | 10am-5pm |
| Sunday & holidays | Closed |
The Mary C. Moore Public Library is located in downtown Lacombe, Alberta in the Lacombe Memorial Centre.
Our address is:
101-5214 50 Ave
Lacombe, AB T4L 0B6
Announcements & Events
The new session of children's programs has begun. All programs for ages 2 through 5 are currently FULL! There are several spaces available for babies, and for after school programs for ages 6 through 13. Please call, email or stop by in person for more information and/or to register. Programs run January 11 - February 17, February 27 - April 6, and April 16 - May 25. No classes April 9 - 13. Children will be registered for all 3 sessions unless informed otherwise. $5 per family for the full session.
February 16 Real Alternatives presents Monsieur Lazhar 7:15pm at Reel to Reel Cinemas in Lacombe. Tickets $8 in advance at the library and Kavaccinos, until noon on the 16th. Door tickets $9, subject to availability. This film is rated PG.
The Friends of the Library are planning a Rummage Sale! The sale will take place in the Spring 2012, date/time TBA. Donations of gently used items gratefully accepted, and may be dropped off at the library beginning in January. *No large appliances or mattresses please!* All proceeds from the sale will go to The Friends of the Library. Thank you in advance for your support.