Kick Off Summer Reading At Your Hometown Pioneer Library!
Last Updated on Thursday, 17 May 2012 14:15
Find out how your hometown Pioneer library plans to celebrate the beginning of 2012's Summer Reading Challenge!
CLEVELAND COUNTY
MOORE
Thursday, May 31 10:00-11:30am
ALL AGES: Join us for our Summer Reading Challenge Kick-Off Parade! Meet at City Hall and follow the parade to the library for Summer Reading Challenge sign-up, stories, snacks, crafts and fun!
NOBLE
Friday, June 1 10:00am
CHILDREN AND TEENS: Join us at our kick-off event to be one of the first to sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge! Entertaining games and fun crafts based on the children's theme "Dream Big" and the teen theme of "Own The Night" will be on hand to help start your summer with a blast.
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May 16 is Biographers Day
Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 May 2012 12:15
May 16 is designated as Biographers Day. It was on that day in 1763 that James Boswell first met Samuel Johnson, initiating what would become the most famous biographer-biographee relationship in history and resulting in Boswell's classic Life Of Samuel Johnson. Thus, according to Chase's Calendar of Events, "this day is recommended as one on which to start reading or writing a biography."
Pioneer Library System has thousands of biographies about fascinating people from all walks of life, as well as guides to help you put your own life story down on paper. The next great biography may be the one you write!
Homemade biography : how to collect, record, and tell the life story of someone you love by Tom Zoellner
How well do you really know the older people in your family? And how will you make sure their stories will be preserved for generations to come? This book serves as a practical guide to recording a relative's story so it will never be forgotten.
Add a commentOklahoma Crossroads
Last Updated on Monday, 07 May 2012 07:57
Did you know that Bonnie & Clyde's thirteenth and final victim, Constable William "Cal" Campbell, was killed in a shootout near Commerce, Oklahoma in April of 1934?
Or that in 1908, when the Oklahoma City Fire Department began using horses to pull their equipment, they hired circus performers who had experience with horses as firefighters - and they practiced acrobatic routines in and atop the station between fires?
These are a couple of examples of the amazing things you can see and learn about our state using the Oklahoma Crossroads database.
Add a commentMemorial Day Closings 2012
Last Updated on Thursday, 17 May 2012 14:12
Memorial Day falls on Monday, May 28, 2012 and all of the Pioneer Library System's hometown public libraries will be closed on Sunday, May 27 and Monday, May 28 as we honor military men and women who have died in service to our country.
Memorial Day, originally known as Decoration Day, was first enacted to honor Union soldiers after the Civil War, but after World War I it was expanded to include all American casualties. The name Memorial Day became more popular after World War II, but was not declared the official name until 1967.
Traditional celebrations include families gathering for cookouts and sporting events, visiting cemeteries and memorials, and flying the American flag at half staff from dawn until noon.
Reading The Rails
Last Updated on Thursday, 03 May 2012 16:29
Did you know that Amtrak, the United States' passenger railroad service, officially launched on May 1, 1971?
There's no better time than summer to travel by train, and you can start your journey right here in Norman at our historic train depot, where Amtrak's Heartland Flyer passes through every single day.
Pioneer Library System has lots of great books about trains, stations, and railway journeys, as well as guides to help you plan a great train trip of your own!
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