A Penny For Your Thoughts: An Album of Historical Postcards of Alachua County presents a representation of postcard images of Alachua County in the early twentieth century, a particularly vibrant period for the area as well as the postcard-publishing world. From local author Dr. Mark V. Barrow’s collection of more than 1600 postcards amassed during a thirty-year period, 143 have been selected for this book, which was Nominated for the Florida Historical Society's Charlton Tebeau Award.
Dr. Barrow will bring Alachua County history alive with his dynamic discussion about his collection of Historic Postcards. We will hear about the cards themselves and the history they represent, as well as about the writing and publishing of A Penny for Your Thoughts. Dr. Barrow donated his collection of more than 1600 Alachua County postcards to the Matheson Museum in 1996.
Join us here at the Hawthorne Branch on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 2:00 PM.
The Hawthorne Historical Society will host a reception with refreshments following this library event at the nearby Hawthorne Museum and Cultural Center. Mingle with the author and fellow history buffs for further discourse, great treats and a look at our local Museum and Cultural Center.
System status
A new library system and online catalog will debut on May 30. Here's the current status of:
- Checkouts: May 24-29 you must have your physical library card in hand to check out materials.
- Due dates: All checkouts will have a due date of June 22, except DVDs and GRU watt meters, which still have 7-day limit.
- Holds and requests: New holds and purchase requests cannot be placed until May 30, but those placed previously will continue to be processed.
- Returns: Please "Babysit Our Books" — keep them until the new system is running smoothly (mid-June).
- Registration: Continues as usual today, but cannot be done May 24-29, as our entire system will be down.
- Interlibrary loan: Continues as usual throughout the transition.
- Digital checkouts: OverDrive checkouts and holds will work normally throughout the transition.
- My Discoveries: Will be retired with the AquaBrowser catalog on May 24. Please retrieve any saved book lists before then.
- Website: The Library District website (www.aclib.us) will be up as normal throughout the transition.
- My Account: Account info will be available through May 24. Your account will appear on the new system on May 30.
- Bill payment: All payments including PayPal are working today. No payments can be accepted May 24-29
- New catalog: Watch for its debut on May 30, with new features.
More about the transition.
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