Oct 21, 2014
Oct 7, 2014
Genealogy
A great book for local research is now available online, all 842 pages! See the link in the right hand column under genealogy for Portrait and Biographical Record of Ford County, Illinois, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and the Presidents of the United States. Seriously, that's the title! It was published in Chicago in 1892.
Oct 6, 2014
Memorial Donations
The library has received memorial donations from Dave and Pat Donovan in memory of Gerry Gravlin and from the Melvin-Sibley Class of 1964 in memory of Elenor Conger and Lois Simpson.
Sep 29, 2014
More New Books
If you were a fan of the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer try The Host by the same author; also new is Little Earthquakes by Jennifer Weiner, and Murder Simply Brewed: An Amish Village Mystery by Vannetta Chapman.
Sep 19, 2014
Sep 15, 2014
New Books
Just in is the second book in a series by Darcie Chan titled The Mill River Redemption; also new Distant Echoes and Black Sands by Colleen Coble, Empty Mansions by Bill Dedman, Mean Streak by Sandra Brown and Deserves to Die by Lisa Jackson.
Sep 8, 2014
Pageturners
This evening at 7:00 p.m. the library's book discussion group The Pageturners will hold their meeting in conjunction with the Melvin Woman's Club at Community Hall on Main Street. The book for discussion will be Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple.
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