Our Lady of Angels School fire program at the Yorkville Public Library

In observance of Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 5-11, 2014) join historian Jim Gibbons as he talks about the Dec. 1, 1958 tragic fire at Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago. The disaster was the lead headline story in American, Canadian, and European newspapers. The severity of the fire shocked the nation and surprised educational administrators of both public and private schools. The disaster lead to major improvements in standards for school design and fire safety codes.

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library and no registration is required. For more information about this program or special accommodations, call the library at (630) 553-4354 or visit the library’s website at www.yorkville.lib.il.us