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Children’s Book Week - May 5 to 11 - Oceans of Stories

Children’s Book Week is once again upon us. This bi-annual week sponsored in part by the Children’s Book Council is a great way to celebrate the books that have helped shape lives for generations.

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Financial Literacy Month: Why People Start Side Hustles, by Aureo C. Pinto, Jr.

April 2025 is the 22nd anniversary of Financial Literacy Month. Public Libraries are committed to supporting all types of literacies. Education about finances empowers people.

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Women's History Month - Medieval Women and Literature

 

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Happy Birthday Abraham Lincoln!

Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Hardin County, Kentucky. His family moved to Indiana in 1816 and then to Illinois in 1830. He self taught himself the law and passed the Illinois bar to become a lawyer.

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The Heart! Library Lovers Month! Valentine’s Day!

Adults know that the shape of the real heart isn’t actually the shape all of us have come to know as a heart. It’s a shape that’s everywhere, from emojis to greeting cards to the much-loved Valentine’s Day.

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The Gilded Gentleman: Jack the Ripper

The Gilded Gentleman history podcast takes listeners on a cultural and social journey into mansions, salons, dining rooms, libraries, and theaters including th

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The Battle of the Bulge

 The Battle of the Bulge began on December 16, 1944, when 200,000 German troops and over 1,000 tanks attacked American forces in the Ardennes (between Belgium and L

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American History Tellers: Prohibition

Tuesday, December 5th is the 91st anniversary of the end of prohibition.

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National Book Awards 2024

The National Book Awards were established in 1950 “to celebrate the best writing in the United States.” Since 1989, the National Book Awards have been overse

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