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Posted August 20th, 2010 in Library News
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Coming Events
- 9/2/10 (Thu.): Bonnie Vega -American History- “Colonization”
- 9/7/10 (Tue.): George Portz “Friends of Bluegrass”
- 9/11/10 (Sat.): Bow-Wow Pow-Wow
- 9/11/10 (Sat.): Teen Book Club
- 9/15/10 (Wed.): Teen Advisory Council Meeting
Latest News & Announcements
What do you want to know about Abraham Lincoln?
Posted August 16th, 2010 in Library News
There is probably a book in the Illinois Room that will answer your questions.
This extensive collection of biographies and histories includes, but is not limited to:
- Photographs
- His years growing up
- His personality – humor – stories
- His religious life
- His relationship with family members and friends
- His ties to Alton area residents
- His legal career
- His political life – debates – speeches – leadership
- His presidency – the Civil War
- The Emancipation Proclamation – his martyrdom
Visit the Illinois Room in Hayner Downtown Library to read about this esteemed President of the United States.
Happiness Happens Month
Posted August 3rd, 2010 in kids
Founded: August 1998
Purpose: The Secret Society of Happy People encourages the expression of happiness and discourages parade-raining. Parade-rainers are those people who don’t want to hear your happy news.
Mission: To help people recognize more happiness and encourage them to talk about it.
Side-effect: Since happiness is contagious, if more people recognize and talk about it, then more people will be happy. And ultimately, our world needs more happy people.
Motto: If you’re happy and you know it . . . tell somebody! If someone else is happy and they know it . . . listen!
Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
Posted August 3rd, 2010 in kids
August 1–31
Protect Your Child’s Sight!
Most eye problems can be corrected if they are detected and treated early. Appropriate eye care is essential for maintaining good vision. Some problems, if left untreated—even for a short period—can result in permanent vision loss.
The eyes of newborn infants should be evaluated in the hospital nursery. This examination can help detect several congenital eye problems, some of which can be very serious.
Between six months and one year of age, infants should be checked for good eye health by a doctor or other appropriately trained health care provider during routine well-baby care or other doctor’s office visits. Continue Reading
August Is American Adventures Month
Posted August 3rd, 2010 in kids
American Adventures Month celebrates vacationing in the Americas.
Whether traveling in luxury or under primitive conditions, tourists are encouraged
to explore South, Central, and North America.
Experiencing the Americas in a variety of ways unlocks new worlds for you and your family.
Recommended Reading
Our staff suggests that you check out these new hits and well-worn classics. Come back here often…you might find your new favorite book! And, for all our past recommendations, check out the archive.
Tracing Your Baltic, Scandinavian, Eastern European & Middle Eastern Ancestry Online
by Anne Hart
This book will be of most use to family researchers who are comfortable using a computer to search the Internet for connections to their family tree. Each chapter is specific to a geographical location and is packed full of website addresses, as well as written instructions on successful searching in a specific area. Author Anne Hart has done a fantastic job of putting so much information into one book and making it all come together so well. A valuable tool for anyone with Continue Reading
Kentucky Pioneer and Court Records
This is a small book packed full of genealogical nuggets that have been compiled from reliable Kentucky records with various sources. The information listed in the Kentucky Pioneer and Court Records was collected from sources such as courthouse and church registers, cemeteries, and old family Bibles. Many of the entries date back to the early 1800s. Marriages, births, deaths, and wills are among the many diverse records listed in this collection of data about old Kentucky families. A large Continue Reading
About the Library
Since becoming a tax-supported district, we have been able to expand our facilities and services by improving our Adult Division with increasing our collection and programming. Our Adult and Youth services at our centralized downtown location are augmented by the convenience of our Alton Square Mall Branch location. We also reach out to the community through our Homebound Program, making the Hayner Public Library facilities and services accessible to all District Residents.
