Members of the 1989 Summer Reading Club at the Bradford Public Library posing with their paper-maiche dinosaur. Dinosaur was named "Bruno Bronty" by Jill Foley. In no particular order: Kristin, Kendra, Erin, Teresa Park, Nicole V., Jane Mazeda, Kevin, Megan, Jill Foley, Annabella DaSilva, Lisa Dudo, Rebecca Nieboer, Jason Weening, and librarian Anita Sikma.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public LibrarySmall card with a colour illustration of two flowers, given to Heidi Chard (Northover) in honour of her first year working in the Bradford Public Library. The card includes handwriting to edit the phrase "Happy Anniversary" to read "Happy 1st Anniversary" and the signatures of Anita Sikma, Renate Reckler, Adrienne Price, Marilyn Reynolds, Lynn Flack, and Flora Nydam. Handwriting on the back dates the card to December 8, 1988. The back of the card includes a stamp from Country Gardens Flowers, Holland Marsh Plaza, Box 796, Bradford, Ontario, L3Z 2B3.
Anita SikmaLibrarian Anita Sikma at "Spy School" at the Bradford Public Library. Summer 1986.
Working at the Bradford Library are Anita Sikma, Marilyn Reynolds, Susan West and Adrienne Price, Librarian. This photo appeared in the Bradford Witness and South Simcoe News on Jan. 16, 1985.
Photograph of Bradford Public Library staff at Marilyn Reynolds's retirement party in 1988.
Back row, left to right: Flora Nydam (inter-library loans), Heidi Chard (Northover) (cataloguing), Merle Grossman (children's programming), Greta Woodward (circulation), Marilyn Reynolds (circulation).
Front row, left to right: Heather Hawley (administrative secretary), Adrienne Price (CEO).
Not pictured: Anita Sikma (children's programming).
Photo of Bradford Public Library staff, posing on the stairs inside of the home of Anita Sikma. The photograph was taken during the staff Christmas party hosted in the Sikma residence on December 15, 1990. Handwriting in black ballpoint pen on the back identifies the location, date, and people in the photograph. From left-right and top-bottom: Heidi Chard (Northover), Anita Sikma, Flora Nydam, Marilyn Reynolds, Lynn Flack, Adrienne Price.
Heidi ChardPhoto of Bradford Public Library staff, posing on the stairs inside of the home of Anita Sikma. The photograph was taken during the staff Christmas party hosted in the Sikma residence on December 15, 1990. Handwriting in black ballpoint pen on the back identifies the location, date, and people in the photograph. From left-right and top-bottom: Heidi Chard (Northover), Anita Sikma, Flora Nydam, Marilyn Reynolds, Lynn Flack, Adrienne Price.
Heidi ChardPhotograph of Bradford Public Library Staff and some of their family members having dinner at the Sikma residence. The photograph was taken during the staff Christmas party held on December 15, 1990. Handwriting in black ballpoint pen on the back identifies the date, location, event, and people in the photograph. From left and moving clockwise: Hans Reckler, Renate Reckler, Joe Sikma, Joanne Sikma, Anita Sikma, Lynn Flack, George Flack, Adrienne Price.
Heidi ChardPhotograph of Bradford Public Library Staff and some of their family members seated at the dining room table in the Sikma residence. The photograph was taken during the staff Christmas party held on December 15, 1990. Handwriting in black ballpoint pen on the back identifies the date, location, event, and people in the photograph. The people in the photo are (starting closest to the camera and moving clockwise): Lynn Flack, George Flack, Adrienne Price, Flora Nydam, Bruce Reynolds, Marilyn Reynolds, Hans Reckler, Renate Reckler, Joe Sikma, Joanne Sikma, Anita Sikma. Not depicted (taking the picture): Heidi Chard (Northover).
Heidi ChardPhotograph of Flora Nydam and Anita Sikma during the packing process to move from the library at 35 John Street to the new library at 100 Holland Court in 1988.