Rutherford County, TN - Cartoon characters in the U.S. got their start in American newspapers in 1905 with a sequence of hand drawn illustrations that became known as the comic strip. By 1929, comical characters like Popeye earned their own magazine, which were called comic books.
Over the year’s the Popeye character saw a few changes, but the storyline of the sailor battling a bully typically remained the same. Last year on Popeye’s 93rd birthday, he saw a makeover… Popeye t .
Murfreesboro, TN - Rutherford County Library System (RCLS) encourages all community members to visit the library during National Library Week, April 23-29, to explore all your local public libraries have to offer.
Most people know about the wealth of stories available at the library, from picture books and large print to audiobooks and eBooks, but there's so much more to the story of libraries.
Libraries are welcoming spaces that bring communities together for entertainment, education, .
(MURFREESBORO) It was 1942 that a Murfreesboro native living in Florida learned that his hometown had no library. Henry T. Linebaugh was inspired to make a $5,000 donation toward the creation of a public library in his hometown. There was one stipulation that it be named for his mother, Mattie V. Linebaugh.
The Linebaugh Public Library was established in the winter of 1947, and formally opened on April 1, 1948, in the old Hale home at Central Memorial Park. Myla Parsons was t .
Murfreesboro, TN - The Rutherford County Library System is celebrating the Spring with their first Seed Library at the Technology Engagement Center…That was Amanda with the local library who went on to tell WGNS who started the seed library and why…
Rutherford County Master Gardeners have organized several basic gardening classes that will assist those using the Seed Library. A series of basic gardening classes continue to take place this week on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday (Mar .
Linebaugh Public Library is pleased to host local author Sonya McCllough Lockridge for a book signing on Sunday, March 26, from 2:00 to 5:30 p.m. The author will be signing and selling copies of her book, To Love a White Man: The Reality of Roots.
In her book, Lockridge explains the long-awaited answer to America's historical problem with racism based on the teaching of Jesus Christ. To love your enemy is to love a white man. Jesus taught that to be forgiven; one must forgive. This quick read a .