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Local Author of Pictorial Clark County History Book gives program |
Clark County resident Dwight Connelly has recently released a book, Images of America – Clark County, and will visit the library on August 13th, at 6:30 PM, to sign and talk about the new book. Connelly, a retired high school and college teacher, is a member of the Clark County Historical Society, the Illinois State Historical Society, and the James Jones Literary Society. He tells the fascinating story of Clark County with over 200 vintage images.
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Abraham Lincoln Reading and Discussion Programs |
As part of the 2009 bicentennial celebration for our 16th president, The Library of America has launched the LINCOLN IN AMERICAN MEMORY Project, a partnership with the Gilder-Lehrman Institute of American History, the National Book Foundation, and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum designed to foster a national conversation about Abraham Lincoln and his enduring legacy. With the generous support of the National Endowment for the Humanities, The Library of America has awarded free Lincoln bicentennial material to dozens of libraries, museums and historical societies nationwide to facilitate public programming. Marshall Public Library is proud to announce that it is one of the recipients of this support.
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Read on the Wild Side this summer! |
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Come the library and “Read on the Wild Side” this summer! Our summer reading program for children up to grade 8 will be filled with “wildly” fun programs and activities. In addition to a fun reading incentive program with great prizes, there will be an afternoon craft hour, our annual Book Buddies reading program with teens, a fun “Be a Wild Thing” program about a popular book, a very exciting Silly Safari program complete with wild animals you can touch, and more! We’ll also be celebrating the 100th anniversary of Anne of Green Gables books with a tea party, and Afternoons with Annie will return for fun days of reading to very sweet dog and her trainer. Registration for this summer’s program is June 5-12 and it runs through July 17th. Please stop in the library to register! Here are the details... |
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“Annie the Terrier” listens to children read at the library
What? Dogs can’t read! Of course they can’t, but they can be great listeners and their presence creates an inviting and motivating environment. Connie Cooley of rural Marshall will bring her therapy dog, Annie the terrier, to Marshall Public Library again this year on Monday and Wednesday afternoons from 1:00 to 3:00 PM for several weeks this summer to spend time with children going into 3rd and 4th grades. |
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