History of Camp Grant

Tuesday, June 16th at 6:00PM

Presented by Midway Village Museum: Come hear about the history of Camp Grant. Built in 1917 and used through World War II, tens of thousands of recruits trained at Camp Grant. Particularly notable was the arrival of over 13,000 African American soldiers, a dramatic demographic shift for a community with only 200 black residents before the war. Camp Grant also became a center for the training of medical personnel and the housing of prisoners of war.

Bubble Stations SRP Kickoff!

Thursday, June 11th at 10:30am

Kickoff summer with Bubble Stations by Absolute Science. Make your own bigger, but longer lasting bubbles! With hundreds of wands of different shapes and sizes from all over the world, this program allows wonderful hands-on experience that brings out the child in all of us!

Spice of the Month: Clove

Cloves grow best in warm, humid weather and damp, loamy soil. One tree can produce up to 40 pounds of cloves a year. When the buds turn pink, they are harvested and left to dry in the sun. Pick up your spice kit with additional history, recipes, and a sample of ground clove from the circulation desk.

CLOSED: Memorial Day

Bertolet Memorial Library will be closed Monday, May 25th in observance of Memorial Day. We will reopen on Tuesday, May 26th.