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Nevada County Reads & Writes will launch its National Endowment for the Arts Big Read program in celebration of “The Round House” by Louise Erdrich with an Art Walk and Welcome Address. The NEA Big…
Jan 30, 2021
Wellsville Robert “Bob” Charles Lloyd, 75, passed away suddenly at his home on Monday, January 25, 2021. Bob was born in East Liverpool on July 12, 1945, a son of the late Robert Curtis and Hazel “Louise” Jackson Lloyd. He lived in Wellsville his entire life, graduating from Wellsville High School with the Class of 1963.
Bob served with the Army Reserve for eight years. He began his employment in May 1965 with the Pennsylvania RR and retired from Norfolk Southern Railway in 2005. Bob had a great love of history, especially the history of Wellsville. He was a member of the Wellsville Historical Society where he served as president until his passing. Bob also continued his family legacy as a member of the Wellsville Volunteer Fire Department, Firefighter WF33 served for over twenty years at the station where his father and brothers also served as firefighters and past Chiefs. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge 180 and served as past Master.
Nevada County Read and Writes
The NEA Big Read in Nevada County is presented by the Nevada County Community Library in partnership with the Nevada County Arts Council and the Nevada County Superintendent of Schools, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The kick-off event will feature art from local high school students, poetry from Native artists from around the nation, and a film from a local storyteller. These pieces will be available for viewing around Nevada City from February 8th to February 13th. There will also be grab bags available during this time from all library branches with curbside pickup availability. Finally, Shelly Covert, Spokesperson for the Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan Tribe, member of the Tribal Council, and the Executive Director for the California Heritage: Indigenous Research Project, or CHIRP will give a virtual Welcome Address on Saturday, February 13th at 1pm.
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Librarians and staff at Madelyn Helling Library in Nevada City are on site and available by phone and email.
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American writer Sidney Sheldon once said, “Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve and contribute to improving our quality of life.” Nevada County is enriched by a strong and active library system that has managed to continue to connect the community through engagement and resources, even as the pandemic continues to limit opportunities to gather in person.