An exciting update- I just finished recording the audio tour for the F.L. Schlagle Library. Jon McGrath, who works as an education specialist at Schlagle, has spent the past few months researching, writing and refining a really amazing script for the tour. Upon completion, library patrons will be able to check out mp3 players loaded with the tour tracks which will guide them around the library, nature trail, and surrounding grounds. The tour is packed with interesting information about everything from the library’s history to fascinating facts on the variety of flora and fauna found at the lake.
I’m planning on posting a sample of the tour here when it’s finished, hopefully by the end of the month. Then plan on making a visit to our library on the lake to take the tour yourself!
Kansas Free-Stater Abelard Guthrie.
Born near Dayton, Ohio in 1814, Guthrie became a key founder of the historic town of Quindaro. The town was named in honor of his wife, Quindaro Nancy Brown. Guthrie became an adopted member of the Wyandot Indian tribe upon his marriage to Miss Brown, who at the time was said to be the most beautiful woman in the Wyandot Nation. Guthrie would also serve as the first Congressional Delegate from Nebraska Territory after the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854.
This photograph is from the Kansas Collection.
Filed under: Library Program | Tags: Community, Library Program, MAIN BRANCH LIBRARY, MUSIC, SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
Here are a few pictures from yesterday’s performance by Ernest James and the Zydeco Jubilee. The concert took place in front of our Main branch library as part of the 2008 “Lyrics at the Library” summer concert series. Don’t miss the last concert in the series- Erik Voeks will perform Wednesday, July 23rd from 12-1.
