Posted on: March 25, 2021
Body: The Academy Awards will be hosted on Spring this year, and we are happy to announce that our Oscars contest is back by popular demand! Please select one nominee in each category by using this form before Sunday, April 25th, 2021.The person ...
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Posted on: March 12, 2021
This photo depicts a monument in Lawrence’s Immaculate Conception Cemetery constructed as a tribute to the Irish of Lawrence who during the time of the Great Famine (an Gorta Mór) collected $2,000 (over than $67,000 in today&rsquo...
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Posted on: March 5, 2021
March 8th marks International Women’s Day. Women’s History Month is also observed annually during the month of March. This September 1942 photo from the Arlington Mills News & Views (accessible in our collection) depicts the enlarged and vita...
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Posted on: January 25, 2021
The nation is abuzz regarding the performance of poet Amanda Gorman at the Inauguration of Joe Biden on January 20, 2021. Her poem, “The Hill We Climb”, added texture, depth, and richness to the somewhat more sober and mandatory procee...
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Posted on: December 22, 2020
We think you will agree that Lawrence looks nice dressed up in snow. This stereoscopic image of the snow-covered Barbour residence at 223 Haverhill Street was created in the late 1800s. The two two-dimensional (2D) stereo slides would be viewed together t...
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Posted on: June 23, 2020
You can request your card via email at LibraryInfo@cityoflawrence.com or via our social media inbox on Facebook or Instagram during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please provide your NAME/DATE OF BIRTH/ADDRESS and we will reply with your card number. Your card wi...
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