Historical city library: Journey of discovery with the Bocholt quack

On Tuesday, 6 February, the city of Bocholt invites all interested parties to a "city tour at the table" at 7 pm on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the city library. The Bocholt quack Frank Telaar will explain the city's sights and local history at the turn of the century. Registrations are accepted at the city library and at the VHS office in the further education centre.

Historical journey into the past century

To mark the 100th anniversary of the city library, the city library team and the Bocholt Quack alias Frank Telaar invite you on a historical journey of discovery.

Equipped with a city map and historical artefacts, the participants listen to exciting anecdotes from Bocholt's city history. The well-known Bocholt city guide and storyteller from around 1900 demonstrates his tour on this evening like a parlour game at the table.

Participants will learn lots of interesting facts about the lives of Bocholt's citizens and the booming textile industry, as well as everyday life in the city and the history of the individual buildings.

Journey to former city locations of the city library

During the city tour around the table, the employees of the city library explain the individual stations and the development of the city library up to its current location on Hindenburgstraße. "Thanks to the efforts of the city archives, we were able to view very interesting historical documents from the founding years of the city library and present them to our readers today", says Melanie Tenhumberg, technical director of the city library.

"Newspaper articles, furnishing plans and old user regulations allow us to reconstruct a very differentiated picture of library operations around 1924/1925. It's really nice that these documents are still preserved and accessible to anyone interested", says Tenhumberg.

Registrationat the city library or at the VHS office in the further education centre

The event will take place in the foyer of the city library (Hindenburgstraße 5). It starts at 7 pm. The reading is supported by the Förderverein der Volkshochschule Bocholt-Rhede-Isselburg, Stadtbibliothek and JUNGE UNI as well as Stadtsparkasse Bocholt. Tickets are available in advance for 5 euros at www.vhs-bocholt.de, at the VHS office in the further education centre or in the city library, or for 6 euros at the box office.