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Start Your Weekend at the Library!
Enjoy stories, songs, and hands-on activities.
(All Ages)
Saturdays: 10:30 a.m. at Roy and Helen Hall Library (Hall)
Special Story Themes:
Feb. 10: Black History Month
Mar. 9: Women's History Month
Apr. 13: Arab American Heritage Month
May 18: Asian American / Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Alex is digging for buried treasure, when Timeblazers Jen and Sam tell him that his pirate's map is a fake. To help him better understand fact from fiction, they head back to ancient Greece and Plato, who made up the story of the mythical island Atlantis. Next Alex learns that the story of King Arthur and the Round Table is just a good story, written by Geoffrey of Monmouth; also that the Sword Excalibur and Merlin come from Celtic myths and legends....
Language
English
Description
The historic town of Mostar, spanning a deep valley of the Neretva River, developed in the 15th and 16th centuries as an Ottoman frontier town and during the Austro-Hungarian period in the 19th and 20th centuries. Mostar has long been known for its old Turkish houses and Old Bridge, Stari Most, after which it is named. In the 1990 conflict, however, most of the historic town and the Old Bridge, designed by the renowned architect Sinan, were destroyed....
Pub. Date
[2011], c1997
Language
English
Description
The Arabian Nights or A Thousand and One Nights has influenced world literature and enthralled readers for centuries. Its legend tells us that the beautiful Sheherezade prevented her own murder at the hands of a sultan by telling him a never-ending tale of adventure. This classic from the Middle East introduced us to Aladdin, Sinbad, and Ali Baba. This absorbing program from Ancient Mysteries examines the origins, impact, and mystery of this seminal...
Series
Language
English
Description
The brave men and women who fight in our country’s military, both inside and outside of the United States, often leave something behind – a family. This kind of lifestyle can be difficult to adjust to, but also provides opportunities that non-military families don’t usually have. In this segment, we meet some kids just like you who have one or more parents in the service, and have learned to adapt to the military lifestyle.
Language
English
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In the late 1800s, Maggie Walker, an African American community leader, helped establish a sanitarium for tuberculosis patients, a community center, and an educational loan fund, among other humanitarian projects. She was also the first woman in the United States to become founder and president of a chartered bank.
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