Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Library display by DeeDee Baggett
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November 11th is Veterans Day

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By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation

Whereas the 11th of November, 1918, marked the cessation of the most destructive, sanguinary, and far-reaching war in human annals; and

Whereas it is fitting that the recurring anniversary of this date should be commemorated with thanksgiving and prayer and exercises designed to perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding between nations; and

Whereas, by a concurrent resolution, passed by the Senate on May 25, 1926, and by the House of Representatives on June 4, 1926, the President was requested to issue a proclamation "calling upon the officials to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on November 11th, and inviting the people of the United States to observe the day in schools and churches or other places, with appropriate ceremonies expressive of our gratitude for peace and our desire for the continuance of friendly relations with all other peoples":

Now, Therefore, I, Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States of America, in pursuance of the said concurrent resolution, do hereby order that the flag of the United States be displayed on all Government buildings on November 11,1926, and do invite the people of the United States to observe the day in schools and churches, or other suitable places, with appropriate ceremonies expressive of our gratitude for peace and our desire for the continuance of friendly relations with all other peoples.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the great seal of the United States.

Done at the city of Washington this 3d day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six, and of the Independence of the United States, the one hundred and fifty-first.

 

 

CALVIN COOLIDGE

By the President:
FRANK B. KELLOGG, Secretary of State.

Calvin Coolidge, Proclamation—Armistice Day, 1926 Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/328733

Native American History Month

By official proclamation, November is set aside as a time to celebrate First Nations cultures, traditions, and contributions to our national story. It also serves as a reminder of the rich diversity of Native tribes and the ongoing challenges faced by Native peoples in the present day.

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Eiteljorg Museum Faces of Poarch Moundville Park National Congress of American Indians

National Museum of the American Indian Poarch Band of Creek Indians Tribal Nations Maps Vision Maker DVDs

Pulitzer Prize Winners

All Pultizer Prize winning works in the categories of Novels (1917-1947) and Fiction (1948-2020) are owned by at least one branch of Coastal Alabama Libraries. For the complete list of all 93 winning titles, please refer to the drop down menu in Koha, our online catalog.

Joseph Pulitzer

November 3rd - ELECTION DAY!

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Norman Rockwell's "Spirit of America"

Let your voice be heard…GO VOTE!!!