LEADING OFF: What s happening in and around the Beaches
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Cemetery tour Saturday
Learn about African American history at the Beaches during a walking tour of Lee Kirkland Cemetery on Saturday, Feb. 13 at 1 p.m. Hosted by the Beaches Museum, the tour will be conducted by local history detective Johnny Woodhouse.
The Lee Kirkland Cemetery has been the burial grounds for the local African American population for the last 100 years or more. With marked and unmarked graves, it can be difficult to trace the lives of the people interred there. Join Woodhouse in an exploration of the cemetery’s lost histories.
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Library book sale
Resolved to do more reading in 2021? Get a head start at the pop-up book sale hosted by the Friends of the Beaches Branch Library (FOBBL) on Saturday, Jan. 9, from 1 to 4 p.m. The sale takes place outside, in front of the Jacksonville Public Library Beaches Branch.
Hundreds of gently used books will be offered, at $.50 each for children’s books and $2 each for teen or adult books. Customers may pay by cash, check or credit card.
You can also join the Friends group. Proceeds from the book sale benefit the FOBBL’s efforts to support the Beaches community through promoting and developing programs that enhance the library’s services, resources and facilities.