An immersive jou rney through a library that time forgot. Step into a library that feels st rangely familiar&mdash\;but not quite right. The Lost Library is an immers ive\, liminal-space experience where forgotten objects\, flickering screen s\, strange messages\, and fragments of the past come together to create a library suspended somewhere outside of time.
\nExplore old maps and photographs. Search the card catalogue for something&mdash\;or someone&md ash\;you can't quite remember. Peer into a microfilm reader. Follow the gl ow of a banker&rsquo\;s lamp through the stacks. Discover messages hidden in unexpected places\, and leave your own mark behind.
\nAs you expl ore\, you may begin to wonder: What happened here? Where did everyone go? And why does this library seem to remember you?
\nCreated for Lumen\ , The Lost Library invites you to linger in the uncanny space between past and present\, memory and imagination\, familiar and strange. Come in. Loo k around. Just don't stay too long.
\nExplore Uptown Waterloo like never before! Lumen is an immersive festival celebra ting light\, art and technology. Multiple artists and instillations will t ake over the night on September 19\, 2026.
\nPhotogr aphy Notice: For larger public events\, please note that by atten ding\, you are consenting to the use of your appearance\, image\, and voic e in print or digital productions created by the Waterloo Public Library a nd other event organizers for promotional use only. Please speak to librar y staff or organizers at the event if you&rsquo\;d like to be excluded fro m any photo/video. \;
\nStaff: Nancy\, Maddy and Claire< /strong>
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