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Knapp
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[MARCH
21, 2006]
MIDDLETOWN -- The Knapp Library has recently received
these gifts: 1919 photo of the J.W. Mowry Store at the northeast
corner of Sixth and Clinton, from Wilbur and Pat Sheldon, Lincoln;
piano, from Rusty and Stacie Skelton; books, from Ione Davison,
Deborah Busing of Peoria, and Bill and Phyllis Bryson of Mount
Pulaski; trophies and New Holland-Middletown yearbooks, on a
"semi-permanent loan" from the NH-M school board.
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"Abe" The library has purchased two copies of the novel
"Abe," by Richard Slotkin (2000). The Chicago Tribune described this
novel of the young Lincoln as "an entrancing, highly imaginative,
yet historically rigorous account." Salon.com designated it "one of
the 10 Best Books of 2000."
Other books newly available are for boys and girls facing
physical and psychological changes of youth and the social issues of
the day.
Genealogical workshop
How important it is to record the statistics of births, marriages
and deaths in your own family's history. Plan to come to a workshop
at the library on April 29 at 9:30 a.m. to get free help in
discovering the branches of your family tree.
Pat Glenn of Middletown and Bill Detmers of Normal are experts in
aiding folks -- beginners or whatever level -- in the search. Learn
what fun it is to be a detective in uncovering details of your
ancestors.
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Kudos
Kudos to Jackie Sullivan and Ellen Mason for a super-duper job of
organizing books and resources on the second floor; to Saundra
Swarts for cataloging books in a database and to George Boice for
helping her; to volunteer librarians Vivian Brakefield, Marilyn
Deters, Sandy Fielden, Winnie Golden, Ellen Mason, Helen Smith,
Kathy Sommers Jackie Sullivan and Saundra Swarts; to Ed Tibbs for
alphabetical file dividers; to Tom Becker for 2043 storage
container.
As the volunteer librarians have said: Many, many tasks challenge
us. We've never set up a library before, and if anyone wants to
help, please let us know. Call us at (217) 445-2050 on Tuesdays, 2-5
p.m.; Wednesdays, 1-4 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m. to noon.
[News release from Winnie Golden]
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