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National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week – November 10-18
The federal government’s official poverty threshold for a family of four is about $25,100.00. In 2016, 40.6 million people lived in Poverty in the USA. That means the poverty rate for 2016 was 12.7%! In 2016, 21.2% of all children (15.3 million kids) lived in Poverty in the USA—that’s almost 1 in every 5 children. $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America– Kathryn J. Edin and H. Luke Shaefer Edin and Shaefer chronicle the unintended consequences of the 1996 welfare reforms meant to encourage employment and reduce reliance on government cash payments. The reforms have been modestly successful for poor people who are employed. However, for those…
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Calling All Puzzle Fanatics!
Calling all puzzle fanatics: Will you help us meet this challenge? This 1000 piece puzzle of the Cathedral de Puebla in Mexico is a tough one, so we will need some help getting this done before the end of Hispanic Heritage month on October 15th. Stop by the lobby of Ohrstrom Library and help put some pieces together today!
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New Library Display: The United States Constitution
A new informative display is up in the Baker Reading Room about the United States Constitution, and it features this challenging puzzle of the U. S. Constitution itself. Stop by and help us piece it together and learn something about this important document in the process! #ohrstromlibrary #librarydisplay #usconstitution #unitedstatesconstitution #wethepeople #puzzle #puzzlepiece #iamsps
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Bookshelf End Displays
Have a look at our book shelf end displays in the stacks on the main level and discover some of the great books from our shelves! #ohrstromlibrary #shelfie #bookdisplay #collection #treasures #bookstacks #goodbooks #bookstagram #iamsps
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Our Shelves are Talking!
Our shelves are talking! Look for our many new shelf talkers throughout the library for book recommendations by Ohrstrom Library staff and Prefects. #ohrstromlibrary #bookrecommendation #recommendations #neilgaiman #kenfollett #susannaclarke #goscinnyandsempe #shelftalker #shelfie #goodbooks
