The Dust Bowl Exhibit from Humanities Texas

[ 04/01/2009 to 04/28/2009. ] Memorial Hall Library is honored to host “The Dust Bowl” exhibit from Humanities Texas during the month of April. During the 1930s, the Farm Security Administration photographed families who endured the Dust Bowl, and in the 1970s, Bill Ganzel interviewed the Dust Bowl survivors. This exhibit combines the FSA photographs and the Ganzel interviews to create an eloquent story of human fortitude.

For Kids: Wagons Ho!

[ 04/09/2009; 3:45 pm; 04/16/2009; 3:45 pm; 04/23/2009; 3:45 pm; ] Young Pioneers are invited to explore books and activities about the West. For children ages 6-8, registration required.

Spring Book Sale

[ 04/16/2009; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. 04/17/2009; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. 04/18/2009; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. 04/19/2009; 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm. ] RECYCLE, REUSE, and READ at the Friends of Memorial Hall Library’s Spring Book Sale!

1930s Poetry

[ 04/16/2009; 7:00 pm; ] Join the library’s monthly poetry group, Poetry: Theirs & Ours, for a reading and discussion of 1930s poetry.