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Posted in Area News on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Illinois Emerging Writers Competition
Posted in Area News on May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Attention all creative writers! Have you got a great poem or short story collecting dust in your desk drawer or file cabinet? Why not submit it to the Illinois Emerging Writers Competition? The contest is open to Illinois residents who are 18 years old or older and is designed to promote creativity, support local writers, [...]
Legacy of Lincoln Display, Now in the North Reading Bay
Posted in Area News, Programs, Classes and Events on February 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Chatham Area Public Library is celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln with a special exhibit in an expanded part of the Library. The recently completed North End Reading Bay features the Legacy of Lincoln display. Dozens of books and other materials about Lincoln and the Civil War are arranged around [...]
Join us for our annual holiday program!
Posted in Area News, Programs, Classes and Events on December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This Saturday, December 6th at 1PM, the Chatham Area Public Library will host its annual holiday program. This year, we are fortunate to have the Junior Crusaders from Christ the King sing traditional holiday songs, as well as a gingerbread house making demonstration and craft making for the kids. Everyone is invited so tell your [...]
Remember Illinois Veterans with oral histories from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
Posted in Area News on November 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Click this link to hear histories!
Public interest in the memories and experiences of our nation’s veterans is long-standing and enduring. The goal at ALPL is to conduct in-depth interviews that examine the narrator’s early years as well as thoroughly address their military experiences. This project is divided, naturally, into the nation’s wars, starting with World [...]
