Charleston Public Library has Lincoln Legacy kits available

Lincoln Legacy Learning Kits are available at the Charleston Carnegie Public Library to schools, teachers, clubs and organizations.

The kits may be checked out one at a time per library card for a four-week period.

Available are the following:

- Abraham Lincoln Reading Kit – Multiple copies of Abraham Lincoln books; informational folders; “Abraham Lincoln: Man or Myth” DVD; “Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the Union” DVD; “Music of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum” CD.

-Civil War Soldier Kit – leather journal and ink well; tin canteen, plate and cup; food and personal items (e.g. playing cards, hardtack, coffee beans, marbles, etc.); informational folder with artifacts; “Bobby Horton, CSA No. 3” CD; “Bobby Horton, USA No. 2” CD.

- Mary Todd Lincoln Kit – personal items (clothing accessories, hygiene products, etc.); flashcards; traveler’s writing chest; “Homespun America” CD; “Stephen Foster’s America” CD; “Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided” DVD.

- Slavery in Illinois Kit – shackles; food and personal items (cotton ball, tobacco, sugar cone, washboard, etc.); wooden spoons; “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” DVD; “Slavery and the Making of America” DVD; “American Negro Spirituals” CD.For more information contact [email protected]