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Lincoln Library's summer program closes with giggles
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[July
20, 2013]
The final event of "Have Book -- Will Travel,"
Lincoln Public Library's Summer Reading Program, was an exciting
scavenger hunt in downtown Lincoln.
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 Thursday morning, nine teams gathered at the library Annex to
receive a briefing from Ms. Lou, children's librarian. The official
timepiece was the library's grandfather clock. At the last bong of
10 a.m., the teams grabbed their clue packets and headed out.
There were two tasks: finding downtown Lincoln landmarks and a
separate photo task.
The downtown historical district has 33 buildings on the
courthouse square that have been designated as having special
architectural or historic significance. There are 56 notable or
contributing buildings. Besides the main library being an Andrew
Carnegie building with Tiffany dome (1902), within just a few blocks
are the Lincoln Theater, which opened on Abraham Lincoln's birthday
in 1923; the Logan County Courthouse (1905) and its stained-glass
dome; just outside Beans & Such, on the Kickapoo Street side of the
square, is a historical marker for Samuel C. Parks' law office,
where he partnered with Abraham Lincoln; and on McLean Street is the
Lincoln post office (1912). Also of note as significant are Lincoln
City Hall and Fire Department and the Scully Building, both built
during the last decade of the 19th century. Lincoln's City Hall
opened to the public on March 2, 1896, and features the oldest
working fire department building in the state of Illinois.
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 The participants in the scavenger hunt included not only kids but
a number of families as well.
Everyone had to be back at the last stroke of 11 a.m. on the
grandfather clock.
There were plenty of giggles to go around, and not just from the
excited kids. The parents were having as much fun as their young
readers.
[By CURT FOX / LDN]
Learn more about historic downtown Lincoln
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