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- The next stopping point is located in the University Library.
- The University Library opened in 2001. Then Premier Ralph Klein was in attendance and marking the occasion by performing the ribbon cutting.
- Technology/available features at the current library; online versions of books, laptop rentals, moveable bookshelves and work rooms.
- The University Library was designed with students in mind. The south side is the “quiet” side, while the north side is the “talking side.”
- The main point of interest at this stop is the Thunderbird Crest Pole, by Mungo Martin, a prominent First Nations artist who was an important figure in Northwest Coast style art.
- Originally carved for lobby of a tourist hotel in Lake Louise, commissioned in the 1930s.
- This piece is similar in design to a totem pole Martin created for Beacon Hill Park in Victoria, which was at one time the tallest totem pole in the world at 39 metres (127 feet).
- The University of Lethbridge has a portrait of the artist in its collection that was painted by Canadian artist Nicholas de Grandmaison.
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