Jean Barnett Trone Memorial Library of East Berlin

     I’m sure you have all heard the more well-known monthly remembrances and celebrations such as Black History Month, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and LGBTQ Pride Month, but it always tickles me when you read about some of the “lesser known” monthly celebrations. A recent conversation with a colleague about these lesser known monthly celebrations got me to thinking, “Wha...

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As a librarian and especially at this time of year, I think about how lucky our county’s residents are to have access to free libraries.  I grew up in a family that valued libraries.  I do not remember a time when I did not use a library regularly.  My family did not own many books, instead we borrowed our reading material from the public library.  My mother always told me t...