FLORENCE-The Florence-Lauderdale Public Library has a great schedule of events on tap for the next couple of weeks:
FLPLs Summer Reading Program (SRP) is winding down its first month and is ready for July!
SRP is a great way to keep everyone reading throughout the summer. Prize incentives are offered, and the daily activities bring people together to share in the fun!
Schedules of activities for each age group are online at our website, flpl.org — click on the menu for kids, teens or adults!
Lambert to take a look back at Rosenbaum house restoration
What: Local architect and author Don
Lambert presents: Rosenbaum House
Restoration Project
When: 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 30
Where: Florence-Lauderdale Public
Library Fiction Colonnade
When the city of Florence purchased the former home of Stanley and Mildred
Rosenbaum, the house was in serious, critical shape. Years of leaks had damaged
joists, ceilings, wall and parts of the exterior trim. Termites had left their paths in
many of the walls. The recommendation from a city building inspector: tear it
down.
But the house was – and is – an architectural treasure. It was designed by renowned,
visionary architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939 and built for the Rosenbaums
when they were newlyweds.
After the city bought the structure in 1999, Florence architect Don Lambert teamed
with the then-city’s museum director, Barbara Kimberlin Broach, to help lead
volunteers, professionals and tradesmen in restoration work that saved this
national, architectural gem.
Tennessee River Heritage of the Shoals
by Dr. Carrie Barske Crawford
12-1 p.m. Wednesday, July 13 Fiction Colonnade
Free
This program, presented by Dr. Carrie Barske Crawford, director of the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area, will explore the history of the Tennessee River in northwest Alabama and how it impacted the lives of the earliest people who lived in the area through to how it shapes our lives today.
Using images drawn from collections across the state of Alabama, the presentation will examine a range of subjects, including the Civil War, the construction of Wilson Dam and the nitrate facilities, the coming of TVA to the region, and the work of IFDC.
This presentation is a complement to our backpack program featuring the Tennessee River. It is provided by the Florence library through a partnership with the Alabama Public Library Services and The Institute of Museum and Library Services. It was made possible through a grant from the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
Dive into the Geography of Muscle Shoals with Jordan Collier
Ages 6-12 1 p.m. Friday, July 8 Youth Services area
Free
Ages 13 and older 11 a.m. Friday, July 15
Free
Florence library’s Local History Assistant Jordan Collier will lead two presentations that will focus on the geography and history of Muscle Shoals, and will help sharpen your map-reading skills. It also will help you to discover what’s hiding beneath the surface of the river!
The presentation is a complement to our backpack program featuring the Tennessee River. It is provided by the Florence library through a partnership with the Alabama Public Library Services and The Institute of Museum and Library Services, and was made possible through a grant from the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
Educational Nature Program and Hike (for all ages) with Sam Woodruff, Park Naturalist
Meet at Joe Wheeler State Park and join us for a “do at your own pace” educational program. Get up close and personal with multiple skulls, skins, tracks, scat, leaves, and even a box turtle and crested gecko. Join us for a 1-mile hike along the Champion Trail. Complete a fun nature scavenger hunt while on the hike.
Tickets should only be reserved for children or teens. Accompanying parents or guardians do not need to reserve a space.
This event was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, grant number LS-249947-OLS-21.
This presentation is a complement to the backpack program featuring the Native American History. It is provided by the Florence library through a partnership with the Alabama Public Library Services and The Institute of Museum and Library Services, and was made possible through a grant from the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
Myths, Legends & Storytelling of the Eastern Band Cherokee with Anita Flanagan
12-1 p.m. (all ages) Tuesday, July 19 Fiction Colonnade
Free
Anita Flanagan will share oral stories passed down from generation to generation. “Our stories taught the history of our people, the morals, cultural being, religion and our myths. Who we were as a people began with storytelling,” she said.
Flanagan is a board member and current secretary for the Alabama Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association. She is originally from Big Witch Community of Cherokee, N.C. and is an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee. She serves on advisory boards for the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area and the Florence Indian Mound Museum.
Media Release/Florence-Lauderdale Public Library
