Mar 8, 20183 minLouis L'Amour Story: Some Questions Do Get AnsweredStory by Carolgene Wolf “Did anyone famous ever go to Franklin School?” “Maybe somebody famous once sat in my desk!” “Or had class in thi...
Feb 9, 20181 minLouis L'Amour Story: My Dad and a Typewriter, by Beau L’AmourStory by Beau L'Amour I have no idea of how we were trained, my sister and I, but we knew how to approach my father if he was working and...
Feb 5, 20181 minLouis L'Amour Story: Louis L’Amour and the University of JamestownStory by Phyllis Bratton, University of Jamestown, Raugust Library Director Part of the Raugust Library L’Amour Collection Shortly after...
Jan 31, 20182 minLouis L'Amour Story: L’Amour Family, Alfred Dickey and a ReporterStory by Keith Norman Sometimes doing research on a story with the assistance of the Alfred Dickey Library, turns into research about the...
Jan 31, 20181 minLouis L'Amour Story: Louis L’Amour and My English ClassStory by Bruce Berg IN 1972 LOUIS L’AMOUR CAME BACK TO JAMESTOWN TO BE HONORED BY JAMESTOWN COLLEGE. I WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD BE AT THE L...
Jan 30, 20182 minLouis L'Amour Story: Louis L’Amour and My DadStory by Mike Morrissey I met Louis L’Amour once, and at my age then, the meeting could not have been more perfect. He was passing throug...
Dec 22, 20171 minLibrary Story: Libraries and Elementary SchoolsStory by Deb Hornung The James River Valley Library plays a very important role in the elementary classroom. I have taught elementary ch...
Dec 20, 20171 minLibrary Story: Libraries and a World TravelerI don’t have any one single story about libraries playing a role in my life, but they’ve always been important. They were especially impo...
Dec 18, 20171 minLibrary Story: Woodworth, ND to Mableton, GAStory by Stephanie Loose As a young reader, I knew I liked Burgess books. I recall the shape, size and art on the cover and where they we...
Dec 15, 20172 minLibrary Story: RediscoveryStory by Jill Pfaff My library story really begins quite recently. It started when I accepted a position working at the James River Valle...
Dec 14, 20172 minLibrary Story: Community QualityStory by Dr. Jo-Ida C. Hansen Like many people, I am sure, who grew up in Jamestown, I have fond memories of the Alfred Dickey Free Publi...
Dec 7, 20173 minLibrary Story: Learning to ReadStory by Alice Mueller Harris Not long after World War II in 1950, my family took a ship to the United States from Germany to make a new ...
Dec 5, 20172 minLibrary Story: Mrs. Smith, Memories of the Alfred Dickey Free LibraryA librarian at the Alfred Dickey Free Library, whom I knew only as Mrs. Smith, made a profound difference in my young life. I discovered ...
Dec 4, 20173 minLibrary Story: Libraries & TeachersOne of my favorite memories is when I signed up for my first library card. I was so excited. Imagine that — I could check out a few books...
Nov 14, 20171 minAdult Programs: Self-PublishingBruce Keith & Bill, otherwise known as BBK, are local authors. They will talk about the process of self-publishing your book from creati...
Oct 27, 20172 minLibrary Story: I Am Who I AmWhen I was asked to write a story about how libraries influenced my life, I was skeptical. Was I willing to open myself up to a bunch of ...
Oct 25, 20171 minLibrary Story: Libraries & VisionWhen I received the information brochure regarding fund raising for a new bookmobile, I immediately knew it would be a community project ...
Sep 23, 20172 minLibrary Story: A Family of ReadersStory by Diane Jolin Literacy has always been important to me. That is one of the reasons I became a reading teacher. I would tell my stu...
Sep 22, 20171 minLibrary Story: Read Until You See The MovieStory by Barb Laraway My family has always loved to read books. My children went to the library for Children’s Hour every time it was off...
Sep 20, 20171 minLibrary Story: The Librarian and a Neighborhood KidThis is a story about the impact of the library on my own education from my high school days at Jamestown High School. I was tasked with...