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As part of Big Read, Cushman Library hosting panel on stress, anxiety and depression Name hereStaff File Photo/Paul Franz Name hereStaff File Photo/Paul Franz Published: 4/9/2021 2:41:18 PM BERNARDSTON — Inspired in part by topics in this year’s National Endowment for the Arts Big Read, Cushman Library will host local health experts for a virtual panel discussion about coping with stress, anxiety and depression on April 13, at 7 p.m. The Big Read, made possible locally by a grant awarded to...

Dormann Library incorporates humor in Big Read for stress The Leader The Dormann Library, 101 W. Morris St., Bath, is helping readers embrace humor to reduce stress together during the next Big Library Read, the world’s largest digital book club. From April 5-19, readers can learn stress-managing techniques from psychologist and stand-up comedian Brian King’s “The Art of Taking it Easy” ebook from their public library. Dormann Library card holders can borrow the ebook without waiting by...

Did you know that northeastern Illinois used to be a tropical swamp? Large animals often get a lot of attention, but fossilized plants can tell us lots about what the earth was like in the past. Join Illinois State Museum Curator of Geology Dr. Melissa Pardi for an exploration of the paleobotany collections from the Age of Coal, and learn what these specimens can tell us. This program is part of Big Read: Sangamon County sponsored by LLCC Academy of Lifelong Learning. NEA Big Re...

Mar 16, 2021 A financial company is sponsoring an artistic tribute to NHS staff and other key workers which will appear on the citys streets this summer. Subscribe to our daily newsletter! Sign Up Two blank Gratitude Sculptures and The Love Being’ sculpture created by Birmingham artist Nisha Grover Gratitude is a public art installation developed by leading global public art producer Wild in Art. It will launch in Birmingham in August before a free to visit tour going to Manchester, Edinburgh...

Office Products International EOPA 2021 winners revealed The winners of the 20th European Office Products Awards (EOPA) were announced in a series of virtual presentations earlier this week. European Office Products Awards ( EOPA) were announced in a series of virtual presentations earlier this week. Usually presented in a celebratory awards ceremony during OPI’s annual  EOPA were a bit different. Not only did the judging take place online back in January, the number of award categories wa...

Hoosier Author Susie Duncan Sextons Works Published In Dearborn Public Librarys Tree Anthology Book Tree Anthology is now available for purchase on Amazon.by BWW News Desk Hoosier author Susie Sexton is featured in the latest Henry Ford Centennial Library "Big Read" upcoming Tree Anthology. The book is available for purchase on Amazon. Sextons work was published in the organizations prior three "Big Read" collections Call of the Wild Dearborn: Animal Tales (also providing the photographic cove...

This March we’re featuring Big Read Read-A-Likes at the library. The Big Read book for this year is “Circe” by Madeline Miller, which focuses on the witch Circe of Greek mythology. If you enjoyed this mythology book, you’re sure to enjoy these other looks at myth as well: ‘A Thousand Ships’ by Natalie Haynes This newly-released book tells the story of the women involved in the Trojan War and how the war affected them from their perspective. Whether she’s a mor...

Christian County Public Schools in collaboration with several community partners, created a reading and literacy event designed specifically for pre-K through first-graders that CCPS is dubbing “The Tiny Read,” which

Posted: Mar 4, 2021 7:59 PM Posted By: Staff Reports TERRE HAUTE, Ind (WTHI) - The Vigo County Library is getting the community together to read the same book. They’ve been doing this same program for 20 years. This is part of the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) “Big Read” initiative. The Vigo County Public Library received a grant of $15,000 from the NEA to bring this program to the Wabash Valley. They are the only organization in the state of Indiana to receive this grant. The bo...

He made the comments during a meeting of Holyroods Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee.  MSPs on the committee have been scrutinising Bòrd na Gàidhlig following a damning audit report in 2019, which highlighted a string of issues at the quango including “ineffective leadership”. Bòrd na Gàidhlig and the Scottish Government say there have since been significant improvements.   Mr Neil said: "While I recognise more effort is being made now in terms of scrutin...