A Recap of Read Across America Day at Central Library

Read Across America is a yearly campaign that began almost 20 years ago. This campaign celebrates reading and aims to improve national literacy rates amongst teens and children through diverse and inclusive books, events, partnerships, and reading resources. Libraries throughout the United States host programs and arrange displays in March, which is National Reading Month…
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Traffic Stoplight Craft Recap

For Black History Month- Told in Black Voices - the Central Library Youth Services department hosted a Traffic Stoplight Craft program to honor Garrett Morgan, the inventor of the traffic signal. The patent for his design was granted on November 20, 1923. His design is a t-shaped, three-position standing signal. Despite it not being the…
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Read Her Story – Women in Federal Service

The Federal government hired lots of women who broke glass ceilings and paved the way for others, but many of them are unknown. We look at a few trailblazers who positively influenced those who were sometimes doubtful of the abilities of women in technical fields. These women often mentored others and also did community work outside the workplace to make lives of others better. Nampeo McKenney, James Tiptree, Jr., Alice Sheldon, Mollie Orshansky,
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