Parkland Library

World Trade Center Artifact Dedicated September 11, 2003 Shortly after the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001, then Vice-Mayor, presently Mayor, Robert Marks contacted New York City Mayor Rudy Guiliani about acquiring some pieces of the World Trade Center for use in Parkland municipal buildings ........ [View Exhibit]
Art in the Library – Etched Window Dedicated February 10, 2004. The window at the entrance to the Children’s Room is a gift from the Parkland Friends of the Library. In keeping with Parkland’s reputation as ‘tree city’, children are depicted reading under a large, spread-top tree. [View Exhibit]
*Chalk Drawing - Sharing Brotherhood* by Chris Beaman** Gift from the Riverglades Elementary School PTA. The original drawing, with its multicultural theme, was created in 1997 for the school. A second version was purchased when the new library building was announced. The piece was framed with funds from the Parkland Friends of the Library.
Fredric Remington Artwork Off the Range (Coming Through the Rye) 1903 Wicked Pony (1898) Gift from Parkland resident Mary W. Barnes. This sculpture was given to her husband, the late Leslie O. Barnes, by Ryder Trucks upon his retirement as Ryder’s President and CEO. [View Exhibit]
Celebrating America’s Public Libraries Titles vary. 2000-2003. Celebrating America’s Public Libraries is a series of prints commissioned by SIRS Publishing Inc. of Boca Raton, and created by artist Joe Davis. Funds for framing of the prints were donated by the Parkland Woman’s Club. [View Exhibit]
Library Sculpture (Outside The Front Entrance) "Two Children Reading On A Log": Marking the entrance to the library and continuing our theme of children enjoying books, this sculpture is a gift from the Parkland Friends of the Library. Purchased in 2005 from Parkland resident Austin Rose of The Rose Garden in Dania Beach.