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For Alexandra Pratt, the new director of the West Tisbury Free Public Library, the spark for her career was the simple act of being taken to the library regularly by her mother during her childhood in rural, northwestern Connecticut. Now that her dream has come to fruition on the Vineyard, she is amazed that this one Island has six incredible libraries – and grateful she has worked at five of them. Q. How did you originally fall in love with libraries? A. Every Sunday, growing up, my mother t...

Hayward (Calif.) Public Library As library director, Addleman has navigated the COVID-19 pandemic with inspiring optimism and extensive expertise. Her efforts include removing barriers to online library card registration, distributing technology to community members in need, and purchasing a bookmobile to distribute resources throughout the area. Addleman came to Hayward Public Library in January 2019 as director of library services during a time of great transition for the department, includin...

POTSDAM — The closed library at the heart of the village’s civic center on Park Street is lined with boxed books as a $1.2 million renovation progresses this month. With phase one complete, phase two underway and the third and final phase on the horizon, the Potsdam Public Library hopes to reopen its doors this year. “It’s amazing to see that it’s finally taking shape,” Library Director Annie T. Davey said. “We’ve been thinking about this plan for so long...

Library Happenings 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday, Thursday StoryTime: Join Ms. Amy for StoryTime on the NPL Facebook page! Toddler and preschool StoryTime videos are released weekly, and previous videos are available for on-demand viewing. On Tuesdays, join Ms. Sharon on Facebook for a Spanish-language StoryTime: “Hora de cuentos con Sharon.” Reading Rescue Club: On the First Tuesday of every month, school-aged children or their grown-ups can pick up a free Reading Rescue Packet, inspired by the boo...

CHATHAM — The Chatham Public Library offers the following programs in January. All programs will be held online, with the exception of the Health Care Navigator. The Library is open for browsing and computer use. Visits may last up to 30 minutes, masks/facial coverings are mandatory. No-contact pick up is available upon request. For information, contact the Library at 518-392-3666 or visit chatham.lib.ny.us. The Library will be closed Jan. 1 and Jan. 18. Programs for Adults 1st Monday Book Di...

The Book of Henry SHARE   March 1973 was a time of disarray. The Watergate scandal was engulfing the Nixon Administration and the last American troops were about to leave Vietnam. Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon had just been released, speaking to the sense of desolation taking hold of society. Meanwhile, the Russian lunar rover Lunokhod 2 began its third round of exploration around the actual moon’s surface, just as NASA ended its own manned missions, which had once seemed to signif...

Travis Lee DeFreese, of Ruston, LA, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2020 following a long illness. Travis was born August 4, 1931 in West Monroe, Louisiana and attended Claiborne and Crosley Grammar Schools.  In 1950, he graduated from Ouachita Parish High School in Monroe, as part of the first class to complete 12 grades.  When the new Ouachita Parish High School opened, he was one of ten representatives chosen to personify outstanding students from all the previous student bodies at Ouach...

Fran Freeman played the washboard for the Hyperion Outfall Serenaders SHARE Fran Freeman with husband Jack and Bob White during the unveiling of the Hyperion Outfall Serenaders mural at Shellback Tavern in 2002. Photo by Patrick Fallon Fran Freeman with husband Jack and Bob White during the unveiling of the Hyperion Outfall Serenaders mural at Shellback Tavern in 2002. Photo by Patrick Fallon Fran Freeman, a 57 year resident of Manhattan Beach, passed from Alzheimer’s disease on Oct...

In just a few hours, this small ohio town will be completely overrun with identical twins. >> we are in twinsburg, ohio. there are welcome twins signs everywhere. the government building, the library, the church, the high school, the middle school. >> ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. >> this is the 43rd annual twins days festival. and already im seeing double. 1, 2, 3. say twins. >> twins! >> over the next three days, nearly 2,000 sets of twins are coming from all over the world

In just a few hours, this small ohio town will be completely overrun with identical twins. >> we are in twinsburg, ohio. there are welcome twins signs everywhere. the government building, the library, the church, the high school, the middle school. >> ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. >> this is the 43rd annual twins day festival. and already im seeing double. 1, 2, 3. say twins. >> twins! >> over the next three days, nearly 2,000 sets of twins are coming from all over the world in celebrati...