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Byline: Emily Gregg National Voter Registration Day has always been a celebration of democracy, but this year, public libraries helped turn it into a historic day for civic engagement. With [...]

Byline: Lee Howard Oct. 5Silent Service's medal of honor winner On Wednesday, Oct.9, at 6:30 p.m., author Ryan C. Walker will speak at Waterford Public Library about his book, 'The [...]

Byline: David Trinko Feb. 17OTTAWA The Putnam County District Library celebrated its 100th birthday this week by reminding people it's so much more than books. Saturday's celebration including ice-carving, cupcakes, [...]

Byline: Delaney Otto Nov. 24DEVILS LAKE The Lake Region Public Library is at work on multiple projects focusing on the building's future, as well as celebrating its two decades of [...]

Byline: Shari Phiel Sep. 30In celebration of its 10th anniversary, the Clark County Green Neighbors program is inviting the community to its batty birthday party. Celebrate at the Green Neighbors [...]

Byline: Quinn Welsch Jul. 12After more than two years of renovations, the downtown public library reopened with a new name and new look on Monday. The newly reopened building, now [...]

Byline: Kevin Carroll May 2PLYMOUTH Typically, the local public library isn't the place one might expect to find a party atmosphere. But when the celebration is for a woman who [...]

Byline: Scott Froehlich Oct. 1To recognize the independence of several Latin American countries, the city of Janesville is marking Hispanic Heritage Month through Oct. 15. The five-week celebration honors the [...]

Jan. 20-- Jan. 20--The Allen County Public Library will celebrate its 125th year of operation this year with a series of special events. Founded in 1895 as the Fort Wayne [...]

Byline: Calley Hair Jan. 06-- Jan. 6--Two public lectures at Fort Vancouver Regional Library locations next week will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. Mac [...]

Byline: Emily Cox Nov. 25-- Nov. 25--Stephanie Holman, children's librarian at the Monroe County Public Library's Ellettsville branch, arrived at Edgewood Primary School Friday dressed as a sparkly cat in [...]

Nov. 13-- Nov. 13--EDGERTON -- The Edgerton Community Literary Magazine will hold an awards ceremony from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, at Edgerton Public Library, 101 Albion St., [...]

Byline: Megan Rowe Nov. 04-- Nov. 4--Marriage ceremonies often take place in sacred spaces, but increasingly this need not be a church, temple or mosque. For newlyweds Ellen Picken and [...]

Byline: Anthony A. Mestas Aug. 09-- Aug. 9--Smokey Bear, the U.S. Forest Service's symbol of fire prevention, turned 75 Friday -- and the furry mascot along with the Pueblo City-County [...]

Byline: Ryan Dunn March 19-- Mar. 19--A local memorial service to honor the late Toledo Lucas County Public Library director is set for April. The life of former director Clyde [...]

Byline: Calley Hair March 08-- Mar. 8--When Mauricio Badillo was finally sworn in as an American citizen after more than a decade living in the United States, he felt a [...]

Read all about it This is an era in which there's considerable skepticism, often for good reason, about the ability of public institutions to carry out their missions. That's why [...]

Byline: Jonah BeleckisNov. 29--Annual holiday celebration takes place downtown this weekendJANESVILLE--In the early stages of planning for a past Janesville's Jolly Jingle, Rene Bue fondly remembers Britten Langfoss and her [...]

Byline: Emily Pyrek Nov. 04--Miles and Ike Weatherford had a new appreciation for Egypt after a quick lesson Saturday morning at the Global Friendships Celebration, declaring it their must-visit country [...]

Oct. 30--MORGANTOWN -- Several communities and agencies are hosting Halloween events, including trick-or-treat hours. Here is a list of what's planned Oct. 31 in Monongalia and Preston counties. Preston County [...]

Byline: Jonathan Brunt May 02--The artist who made what may be Spokane's most iconic landmark and the creator of Father's Day are among the newest members of the Spokane Citizen [...]

Byline: Ryan Dunn April 08--This week, three Toledo Lucas County Public Library branches celebrate a century of serving knowledge to those who enter their doors. The Mott, Maumee, and South [...]

Byline: Wyatt Stayner April 06--1. Homegrown art Here's a great chance to support local art. Skip Enge, a Camas native, will host an art show called 'Themes' with his paintings [...]

Byline: Wyatt Stayner Dec. 02--Everyone will want to say they're from Ridgefield after this shindig. The Hometown Celebration in Ridgefield occupies an 11-hour stretch, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. [...]

Byline: Mike Spence July 08--Music, art and spiritualism from the Far East will be on display when 'The Mystical Arts of Tibet' is presented at the Robert Hoag Rawlings Public [...]

Byline: Tom Vogt March 04--Alem Gebrehiwot won a lottery in 2011. But on Friday, his wife was ahead of him in claiming the unique prize: American citizenship. The Ethiopian-born couple [...]

Dec. 07--Decatur's library holding Christmas event Thursday Decatur Public Library's Christmas celebration Thursday will include music by the Weimann Family String Quartet, Christmas carols, refreshments and a children's story time. [...]

Byline: Jennifer Strobel Nov. 22--A small group of fourth graders smiled for the camera as part of their Thanksgiving celebration at Lafayette Elementary School in 1950--but generations of Fredericksburg area [...]

Byline: John Bush Oct. 04--LIMA -- Crossroads Crisis Center kicked off Domestic Violence Awareness Month with a walk to Town Square that culminated in a ribbon ceremony to honor the [...]

Sept. 01--'A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.' -- Henry Ward Beecher, 19th century abolitionist, social reformer, and clergyman. It is difficult to imagine [...]

Byline: Jesus Lopez Jr. April 20--OGDEN -- For the past 15 years, the Weber County Library has honored its younger patrons with an annual children's day event. Children's Day/Book Day [...]

Byline: Julia Aker Oct. 19--This week, Jackson County Public Library is celebrating its Friends of the Library group as part of the fifth annual celebration of National Friends of the [...]

Byline: Rebecca Ferrar Oct. 15--You can download ebooks of all genres -- from fiction to nonfiction to romance and much more -- without ever leaving the privacy of your own [...]

Byline: Dan Scanlan Oct. 04--Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Brown Eastside branch library at 2 p.m. Wednesday at 1390 Harrison St. The Jacksonville Public Library system will commemorate the [...]

OSHAWA, ONTARIO, Oct 22, 2014 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- One week before voters across Ontario go to the polls to elect mayors, municipal councillors and school board trustees, library workers [...]

OSHAWA, ONTARIO, Oct 21, 2014 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- As people across the country observe Public Library Month, the members of Local 960 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees [...]

Byline: Lee G. Healy Oct. 17--The Spartanburg County Public Library is filled with books that tell tales of historic events from all corners of the globe, but today the library [...]

Byline: Matt Collette Jun. 20--GROTON -- When the town's public library opened, with just about 6,000 books in its collection, the head librarian, Martha Hagerty, noticed a problem: People weren't [...]

Sept. 17--Former Normal Public Library Director Bob Wegman remembers how the leaves and snow would blow in when the door was opened at the library's former site on Broadway. The [...]

May 10--The Northeast Indiana Baseball Association will induct three members into its hall of fame May 17 at the downtown Allen County Public Library. This year's inductees are former Major [...]

Apr. 5--The Porterville City Library is celebrating 100 years of service to the community and invites the community to join the Library Centennial Committee at 4:30 p.m. April 24 in [...]