April is National Poetry Month!
Enter the 1st Annual ARLS Poetry Contest to win one of three $15 gift cards!
Entry deadline is THIS Wednesday!!
Who Can Enter?
Kids and teens in three age groups:
K-3 4-8 9-12
How to Enter:
Write a poem in any style, then e-mail your poem to: contest@arls.org
Week three of the project, and despite the weather the site preparation is on schedule. The site is level and flags now outline the building’s foundation.
-VOTING HAS ENDED-
Vote here and the movie with the most votes will be shown Wednesday, April 7th at 2:30 pm in Hopewell.
Come celebrate as the Hopewell Library launches its newly stocked Family Resource Center on Saturday, April 10 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. Please join us for a variety of family-friendly programming including:
Big progress this week at the site of the new library. The heavy machines were out and the site is being leveled and covered in gravel. No doubt the children at the park are fascinated with the activity.
Ann K. and Preston H. Leake with Director Scott Firestine in the Local History and Genealogy Room
The Ann K. and Preston H. Leake Local History and Genealogy Collection, located at the Hopewell Library, is available for patrons by appointment. Located on the second floor, this collection consists of primary documents, photographs, and printed books on the history of Hopewell and the surrounding local area.
To make an appointment, call Reference Librarian Chris Wiegard at the Hopewell Library Information desk, 458-6320 x 1005.
Also, if you are interested in genealogy, ARLS provides free access to Ancestry.com at each of our locations. Stop by and check it out!
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Find out about upcoming events, share your thoughts & ideas about our collection and programs, find out about great reads and more!
Have you ever had the experience of having a friend recommend a movie, a restaurant, or a book, and you end up a little disappointed, not because your experience is bad, but because it is less than you were led to expect?
The Postmistress is a historical novel which explores the early period of World War II- early for the United States of America at least, because it preceded Pearl Harbor and our entry into the conflict. There is a young woman, Franky Bard, whose idealism and desire to make a difference in the world lead her into the radio business. She reports from London during the Blitz with Edward R. Murrow, a real historical figure. And there is another woman, a bit older, who takes the job of Postmaster in a little town in coastal Massachusetts. We see people trying to come to terms with approaching disaster through denial (it’s all random, we can’t change any of it), through over-reaction, through emotional and moral commitment, or through avoidance.
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