The Princess Bride Festival
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Bigelow Free Public Library organized a monthlong festival to celebrate the 30th anniverary of "The Princess Bride" film adaptation.
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Summer Reading at a Small Tribal Library
How does a small tribe support children's literacy when patrons live far away and the library is out of shelf space?
Family History Day
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Chicago Public Library helped people get in touch with their roots in a daylong genealogy conference.
Southington Renaissance Faire
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A Connecticut library revived the Middle Ages with knights, crafts, music and other family-friendly festivities.
History of Science
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Drawing upon expertise from the local university, Princeton Public Library hosted a popular STEM series for adults.
Local History Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
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A Massachusetts academic library teamed up with a public library to host a four-session Wikipedia workshop.
Little Havana Walking Tour
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A university library took patrons on a tour of a vibrant and historic Cuban neighborhood in Miami.
Book Club Bash
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A public library in the Chicago suburbs brings avid readers together for an evening of "book speed dating" and more.
Diwali
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A Los Angeles branch library had 150 people turn out for a Hindu celebration known as Diwali, or "festival of lights."
Math Mites
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South Fayette Twp. Library’s program utilizes Stuart Murphy's "Mathstart" activities for preschool literacy.