It’s 2021 and you may find yourself without a calendar as you throw 2020’s calendar into the recycling bin. Fortunately, Lacombe’s Mary C. Moore Public Library continues to sell their 2021 calendars featuring Travis Johnson’s photography of beautiful Lacombe locations.

“These photos just blow my mind. It's just so generous I can't take photos like that. I'm blown away because they're just so they're beautiful and they remind me of how fortunate we are,” said Head Librarian Christina Petrisor.

The photography was donated by Travis Johnson in order to help the library fundraise for the development of many programs and services to the community.  

“Every one of those pennies goes into the work we do including library collections, audiobooks, Daisy Readers for homebound patrons, and of course, over the next year, we're going to continue to diversify our programs and services. We’re going to be writing a new business plan, and we're going to be looking at new ways in which to deploy programs to you,” said Petrisor.

Fundraising opportunities for the library have been few and far between because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

So far, the library has sold about 550 calendars in total and are about half to raising their goal of $20,000. So far, Petrisor is extremely grateful for all the support the library has seen over the course of 2020.  

 “I cannot thank the community and each and every person who has already purchased a calendar enough. This is huge to our bottom line for 2021 and moving forward. We really want to thank each and every person, not only for buying a calendar for purchasing memberships, for giving donations at year end and thinking of us as your not-for-profit of choice,” said Petrisor.

To purchase a calendar, you can pick one up at the library for $20 with cash, debit or credit. The library is still open but is only offering curbside service at this time. If you are homebound, Petrisor says the library is more than willing to make a delivery. You can request delivery by calling the library at (403) 782-3433.