175th Celebration Photos

Refreshment Table.  Thanks to Sweet SinSation and the Belleville Cake Shoppe for donating the cupcakes!

Drink Table.  Thanks to Joan Agne and Daphne Sumner, members of the 175th Anniversary Committee.  

Renovation/Refurbishment Plans of the Library prepared by EWR Architects.

Period Dress on Display.  On loan from the St. Clair County Historical Society.

Gustave Koerner's diploma from Heidelberg University.  On loan from the St. Clair County Historical Society.

Library Timeline.  A big thanks to Marvin's Camera for donating the photo reprints.

Children's Room Display from the Birthday Party they hosted on September 15th, 2011.

Stained Glass Window from the library's original skylight.

Preparing for the event!

People begin to arrive.

Caroljean Peters (seated in blue), a descendant of Dr. Anton Schott, enjoys the program.

John Pertzborn, our MC for the event

Mayor Mark Eckert

Library Board President Carol Keeley

Library Archivist Dana Prusacki

Andy Gaa, Belleville East German Language Teacher and Library Board Member

James Hisel, Nathan Peters, Nick Nezamis, and Ben Ostermeier, Belleville East German Language Students, recite Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's poem Der Erlkoenig.

Katie McDowell, Belleville West German Language Teacher

Jenny Stock, Belleville West German Language Student, recites Das Maedchen aus der Fremde by Friedrich Schiller.

Amanda Araiza, Belleville West German Language Student, recites Die Hoffnung by Friedrich Schiller.

Robert Howard (flute), Barbara Gutredge (violin), and Kathryn Bowman (violoncello) from the Belleville Philharmonic perform during the program.

People mingling after the program.