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March 7, 2017

Engage with Your Community

One reason I love visiting my local library is because of all the fun activities they offer. It’s nice to know that I can go to the library for more then just finding a good book or audiotape. When I think of a good library, I think of community. Here […]
March 6, 2017

Special Women’s Day Poster

Women’s Day is recognized across the globe to inspire and empower girls and women. In some countries, the day is as celebrated as Mother’s Day in the United States! We set aside this day to recognize the cultural, social, political, and economic contributions of daughters, sisters, mothers, and grandmothers from all walks of life.
February 23, 2017

The Story of Penmanship Styles in the Library

  Can you believe it was in 1885 when a librarians got together to decide on which penmanship style would be used for card catalogs? That’s right. The first card catalogs were hand written. For the entire story on these librarians created a handwriting style that would be used throughout […]
February 22, 2017

St. Patrick’s Day Posters

In our perfect world, there’s a pot full of books at the end of the rainbow…ok, ok, we’ll take the gold too. We can’t promise the luck o’ the Irish if you hang these posters in your library, but we do promise that it will inspire and encourage your patrons to read!
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March 7, 2017

Engage with Your Community

One reason I love visiting my local library is because of all the fun activities they offer. It’s nice to know that I can go to the library for more then just finding a good book or audiotape. When I think of a good library, I think of community. Here […]
March 6, 2017

Special Women’s Day Poster

Women’s Day is recognized across the globe to inspire and empower girls and women. In some countries, the day is as celebrated as Mother’s Day in the United States! We set aside this day to recognize the cultural, social, political, and economic contributions of daughters, sisters, mothers, and grandmothers from all walks of life.
February 23, 2017

The Story of Penmanship Styles in the Library

  Can you believe it was in 1885 when a librarians got together to decide on which penmanship style would be used for card catalogs? That’s right. The first card catalogs were hand written. For the entire story on these librarians created a handwriting style that would be used throughout […]
February 22, 2017

St. Patrick’s Day Posters

In our perfect world, there’s a pot full of books at the end of the rainbow…ok, ok, we’ll take the gold too. We can’t promise the luck o’ the Irish if you hang these posters in your library, but we do promise that it will inspire and encourage your patrons to read!