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Welcome to Amateur Radio Week, Take Your Pet To Work Week, and National Forgiveness Week. Sponsored by the Positive Peoples Party, this weeklong event calls for people to forgive themselves on Sunday, spouses on Monday, children on Tuesday, family on Wednesday, friends on Thursday, neighbors on Friday, and enemies on Saturday.
Wednesday is Baby Boomers Recognition Day, a day to remember the Beatles, the Vietnam War, and other events of the sixties. Friday is the anniversary of the day in 1868 when the first US typewriter was patented by Luther Sholes.
Sunday is the anniversary of the Battle of Little Bighorn on June 25, 1876. When Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer, leading military forces of more than 200 men, attacked an encampment of Sioux led by Chiefs Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, he and all men in his immediate command were killed in the brief battle (about two hours). One horse, named Comanche, is said to have been the only survivor among Custer’s forces.
Sunday is also International Sit-On-The-Front-Pew Sunday, designed to fill churches from the front pew back so that clergy will feel encouraged that their congregations really do care and do want to see and hear them!
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
At Wednesday morning’s 10:00 "Exotic Pets" story time, Marge Woods from the Spring River Park and Zoo will present a program with live animals, with a take-out craft. Wednesday’s 3:30 p.m. Bee Keeping story time features beekeeper Clyde Long, who will talk about bees and honey, and a flying bees craft. Participants at Saturday morning’s 10:00 story time will hear stories about weaving, learn to weave, and take home a cardboard loom, shuttles, and yarn.
Friday, June 23, is a Free Fourth Friday Fun program for the Adult Summer Reading Program. Join us a 2:00 p.m. as local and visiting experts give an informative presentation with displays, demonstrations, and hands-on activities.
BOOK TALK
The library’s Bob Kerwick provides this week’s book information. Perhaps no battle in the annals of American warfare, with the possible exception of the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863) has received as much attention from historians and novelists as the Battle of the Little Bighorn, also known as Custer’s Last Stand. The following list is just a small sample of the books available on the subject at your Roswell Public Library. Edwin P. Hoyt’s "The Last Stand" follows a new wave of American settlers heading west to claim their share of the gold discovered in the Black Hills. Historian and storyteller Robert Skimin tells the tales of the leaders of both sides of this controversial battle in "The River and the Horseman." Frederick J. Chiaventone uses meticulous research to produce a novel which combines the impact of historical fact with the wider, more dramatic range of fiction to give a reasoned, balanced account of the battle and events leading up to it.
Douglas C. Jones uses an alternative history approach to the story in "The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer," which supposes that Custer did not die in the battle. In "Lakota Noon: The Indian Narrative of Custer’s Defeat," Gregory F. Michno weaves the often inconsistent native narratives of the battle into a reasonably cohesive story. Although located in the Children’s section, "An Illustrated Version of Red Hawk’s Account of the Battle of Little Bighorn," by Paul and Dorothy Goble, is suitable for readers of all ages.
DID YOU KNOW?
If you need college funds, check out these Web sites for free information on scholarships and financial aid: www.collegeboard.com; www.ed.gov; www.fastweb.com; and www.finaid.com.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: "Drive-up banking was invented so that cars could go in and see their real owners." (unknown)
JUDY ARMSTRONG, 624-7276
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