A booked extinction: Grande Prairie Public Library has dino head on display

It’s time to fossil-fuel yourselves on some dino-history at the GPPL – more than 65 million years overdue!

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For the next year, a series of special events and a dino-sized pop-up exhibition from the Royal Tyrrell Museum will take people back to Jurassic Park with a giant Albertosaurus head and more on display.

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Talk about a big head in the stacks. The exhibit is on loan from the Royal Tyrrell Museum, located in Drumheller, close to Southern Alberta’s Dinosaur Provincial Park’s dinosaur bone beds.

“We were really excited about this when we first heard it was coming our way and excited to be included,” says Bailey Randolph, Head of Children’s & Teen Service with the GPPL. “We’ll have all kinds of pop-up programs and activities all year, and we’re gearing up for Di-November.”

The 40-Library tour marks the 40th anniversary of the Tyrrell Museum, and explores the mystery and history of Alberta palaeontology and scientific discovery right here in Alberta.

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Cretaceous developments. Many of the southern Alberta fossil discoveries were made by Dr. Philip J. Currie, now a University of Alberta professor, renowned palaeontologist, who helped create the Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology in Drumheller. He is also one of the real-life bases for Dr. Alan Grant – a character in the 1993 movie Jurassic Park. 

Wembley’s Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum, just east of Grande Prairie, and showcasing the Pipestone Creek bone bed discoveries, shares his name.

The milestone is a tribute to the dedication of our staff, the strength of our partnerships and the millions of visitors who have joined us in exploring the ancient past. We look forward to building on this legacy for generations to come, adds Lisa Making, executive director with the Royal Tyrrell Museum.

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