Banned Books Week is Sept. 18-24 and, according to bannedbooksweek.org, five of the top 10 books targeted for censorship deal with LGBTQ+ issues. As an early kick-off to the initiative that celebrates intellectual freedom, the Bloomington Public Library is partnering with two other organizations for a special book club on Aug. 15.
Warren A. Spaulding was born in Eustis, FL on the fourth of July, 1930, to Max and Marion Spaulding. The original Yankee Doodle Dandy, as a young boy Warren thought the parades and fireworks were all for him. When Warren was five the family moved back home to Woodstock, VT and he attended school .
The Bloomington Public Library lost its dedicated gallery space during a 2006 renovation, but BPL officials didn't want to wait for the long-anticipated expansion to share visual art. Danell Dvorak is among the first local artists to show their work at BPL. Through Dec. 31, her “Mostly Monochrome” exhibit is hung near the CD/DVD section, and around the circulation desk on the library’s first floor.
In 1857 the library opened to the public in a single room of a building on Center St. It was opened by the Ladies Library Association, formed in 1856, and supported by book donations and membership fees handled by the Ladies Library Association. Rhonda Massie
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After her passing in 2015, Irene Mischler left a trust in memory of her brother Charles Mischler to be used for economics and history materials. The Bloomington Public Library has used the proceeds to buy access to a tool that’s helping to keep veterans’ history alive.
Fold3 by Ancestry provides convenient access to military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served.
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