Library Story: Libraries and Elementary Schools
Story by Deb Hornung The James River Valley Library plays a very important role in the elementary classroom. I have taught elementary...
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- Dec 20, 2017
- 1 min
Library Story: Libraries and a World Traveler
I don’t have any one single story about libraries playing a role in my life, but they’ve always been important. They were especially...
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- Dec 18, 2017
- 1 min
Library Story: Woodworth, ND to Mableton, GA
Story 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...
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- Dec 15, 2017
- 2 min
Library Story: Rediscovery
Story by Jill Pfaff My library story really begins quite recently. It started when I accepted a position working at the James River...
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- Dec 14, 2017
- 2 min
Library Story: Community Quality
Story 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...
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- Dec 7, 2017
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Library Story: Learning to Read
Story 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...
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- Dec 5, 2017
- 2 min
Library Story: Mrs. Smith, Memories of the Alfred Dickey Free Library
A librarian at the Alfred Dickey Free Library, whom I knew only as Mrs. Smith, made a profound difference in my young life. I discovered...
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- Dec 4, 2017
- 3 min
Library Story: Libraries & Teachers
One 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...
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- Oct 27, 2017
- 2 min
Library Story: I Am Who I Am
When 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...
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- Oct 25, 2017
- 1 min
Library Story: Libraries & Vision
When I received the information brochure regarding fund raising for a new bookmobile, I immediately knew it would be a community project...
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- Sep 23, 2017
- 2 min
Library Story: A Family of Readers
Story 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...
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- Sep 22, 2017
- 1 min
Library Story: Read Until You See The Movie
Story 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...
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- Sep 20, 2017
- 1 min
Library Story: The Librarian and a Neighborhood Kid
This 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...
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- Sep 20, 2017
- 3 min
Library Story: From Sparta to Jamestown via Libraries
Libraries are the dynamic testament to a community’s need for intellectual stimulation and sense of community. I can’t imagine a...
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- Sep 19, 2017
- 1 min
Library Story: Library As A Safe Accepting Place
When I was a young child, there were many problems in my family. At times the situation was very difficult. As both of my parents...
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- Sep 18, 2017
- 2 min
Library Story: Library In My Life
In the summer when my mother was working full time, my day always included about a half mile walk to the library where I could choose...
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- Sep 15, 2017
- 1 min
Library Story: Library, Home Schooling, Self-Publishing
Story by Rebecca Nyberg, Homeschool Mom I began using the children’s library on a weekly basis when my oldest children were three and...
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- Sep 14, 2017
- 2 min
Library Story: Library and Family Care
There comes a time when all the king’s horses and all the king’s men can never fix Humpty Dumpty again. My brother Donald, at the age of...
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- Sep 13, 2017
- 1 min
Library Story: The Library, Just Walk In The Door
My first memory of books was being read to by both my mother and grandmother. What a wonderful way to be able to bond with a child, the...
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- Sep 13, 2017
- 3 min
Library Story: Libraries & Dumpsters
Story by Jim Nyland It started with a dumpster. Well, actually, it started in a dumpster, but more on that in a minute. My start in the...
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