50th anniversary celebrations for the Main Library and Adult Education Centre! Activities at the centre began on 13 September 1976.

Programme:
13:00–15:00 Record dance in the Adult Education Centre auditorium. DJ Johnny-Kai Forssell will be playing gems from the library’s collections.
15:00–17:00 Coffee in the library foyer for the first 300 guests. While you’re there, do take a look at the exhibition on the building’s history in the library’s exhibition space.
4.00 pm ‘Googling’ in the card catalogue. Library work the old-fashioned way. Readings by Ulla Salminen and Kirsi-Marja Heikkinen in the college auditorium.
5.00 pm Readings from the ‘My Main Library/My Adult Education Centre’ writing competition in the college auditorium. Read by Arja Palonen and Teresa Kaaresmaa.
6.00 pm History lecture in the college auditorium: ‘50 Years of the Library and Adult Education Centre Building – High-quality planning for the welfare society’. Lecturer: architectural researcher Olli Joukio, Satakunta Museum

An exhibition on the history of the library building will be on display in the main library’s exhibition space from 15 September to 3 October 2026

Read more: https://kirjasto.pori.fi/tapahtumat/ajankohtaisia-tapahtumia/