“Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America” features reproduction artifacts from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
A world-class traveling exhibit featuring reproduction artifacts from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois is coming to Marshall Public Library in Marshall, Illinois, from September 7th through 20th, 2010. The public may view the exhibit free of charge.
“Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America” was created to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of America’s greatest president by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. The “We, the People” program of the National Endowment for the Humanities, a federal agency, provided major financial support for the exhibition and accompanying programs. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation and the History Channel provided additional financial and in-kind support.
We are looking for volunteers to drive authors to school visits on Thursday, October 7th and Friday, October 8th as part of The 2010 Youth Literature Festival sponsored by The University of Illinois Department of Education. Driver hosts will accompany authors to schools in Champaign, Urbana, and surrounding communities. We need hosts for about 11 authors each day. This is a great opportunity to meet children’s authors and help us connect them with students in our area.
If you are available on Saturday, October 9th there are opportunities to accompany authors during the community day at the Krannert Theater where they will also appear. See the website at www. If you are interested please contact Barb Lintner at barblintner@gmail.com For details on the Festival see the website at http://youthlitfest.education.illinois.edu/
Mission:The Illinois State Water Survey is the primary
agency in Illinois for research and information on surface water, groundwater,
and the atmosphere. Its mission is to characterize and evaluate the quality,
quantity, and use of these resources. The mission is achieved through basic and
applied research; by collecting, analyzing, archiving, and disseminating
objective scientific and engineering data and information; and through service,
education, and outreach programs. This information provides a sound technical
basis for the citizens and policymakers of Illinois and the nation to make wise
social, economic, and environmental decisions.
The art created by William Hubschmitt reaches as far back into history as ancient Greece but uses state of the art computer technology. How Hubschmitt interweaves this knowledge of art history and software programs into his creative process can be seen in the exhibition currently on view at Eastern Illinois University’s Tarble Arts Center.
William Hubschmitt: A Retrospective Exhibition presents seventy color digital prints and is on display through September 25. Three computer-based presentations show how some of the artworks were created. And a documentary on Hubschmitt’s art, created with the exhibition’s curator, Robert Petersen, is being shown in the Tarble’s eGallery.
Library
Name: Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery (ILL/DD)
Location: 1408 W.
Gregory Drive, Rm 128, Urbana, IL 61801
Mission:Obtain research materials from other libraries
through ILL for faculty, students, and staff at the University of Illinois;
also to share the collection of the University of Illinois Library with other
libraries around the world.
Marshall Public Library invites you to the last program in our Late Summer Author Series this Thursday evening beginning at 6:30 PM. Join us for a book talk by the author, conversation, and a chance to have a book signed. The final author in the series will be JG (Jo) Edwards on August 19 at 6:30 PM. Her first novel, The Chronicles of the Light: The Dawn was recently published. When not studying pre-medicine at DePauw University, Jo resides in Marshall, Illinois. Find out about Jo’s inspiration for her book and what it took to have it published. Please call the library at 217/826-2535 for more information or to register for any of these programs. Marshall Public Library, 612 Archer Avenue, Marshall, Illinois, is handicapped accessible. Kindly allow 48 hours notice if special arrangements are needed.
Marshall Public Library's copy of J.G. (Jo) Edward's The Dawn should
have been delivered from the LTLS Cataloging Center to the library on
Friday July 23, but we discovered today that the library has not
received this book.
If you have received it in error, please
contact Alissa Tipton at Marshall Public Library ((217) 826-2535) at
once. The book is needed for an author signing Thursday, August 19.
The St. Joseph Township-Swearingen Memorial Library has 7 boxes of date due pockets that are available to a good home. Make an offer for some or all boxes. Please email Susan McKinney, Librarian at stjosephtownshiplibrary@gmail.com. For more information please email or call us at 469-2159.
Library
Name: Illinois Natural History Survey Library
Location: 1816 S.
Oak St, Champaign, IL
Mission: The
Illinois Natural History Survey library strives to provide services and
resources that support the diverse research needs of the Illinois Natural
History Survey scientists and library users.
The Danville Public Library continues its six-month “Movies about Movies” film discussion series with a free screening of the 1941 comedy Sullivan’s Travels on August 9 at 6:30 p.m. in the first floor meeting room.
A top Hollywood director takes to the road as a hobo to learn how the common man lives in writer-director Preston Sturges' slapstick-satire. Sturges was at the height of his illustrious career when he made this movie, which stars Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Robert Warwick, and William Demarest.
The “Movies about Movies” series explores the ways filmmakers have portrayed their own profession on screen, from the comedic to the dramatic. On the second Monday evening of each month through October, participants screen a movie and have an informal discussion afterward facilitated by library staff. The series is made possible by a grant from the Danville Library Foundation.
For more information or to view a full schedule of the films, visit the series website at www.danville.lib.il.us/movies.htm, or contact the Audiovisual Department at 477-5224. The Library is located at 319 N. Vermilion St. in Danville. Library hours are Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday-Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Anyone may use the library’s materials and services in the building without a library card. Persons wishing to borrow library materials must obtain a library card. The library honors cards from all Illinois public libraries.
