Tie-Dye T-shirt & a $10 eGift Card!
Brewton Campus on the Big Red Bus
March 18 - 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
To schedule an appointment:
Monday, March 15, 2021
Monday, March 08, 2021
Tuesday, March 02, 2021
March is National Reading Month
Read an E-Book Week (1st-7th)
Read Across America Day (2nd)
World Storytelling Day (20th)
World Folktales & Fables Week (21st-27th)
Friday, February 26, 2021
Gilbertown Blood Drive
Wednesday, April 7th
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the Bloodmobile
at Calvary Baptist Church
(113 Pickens Ave, Butler, AL)
(113 Pickens Ave, Butler, AL)
To schedule your appointment visit:
www.bloodhero.com
(Sponsor Code: CoastalAlabama)
(Sponsor Code: CoastalAlabama)
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Friday, February 05, 2021
Black History Links
Monday, February 01, 2021
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
February is Black History Month
 Lincoln Normal School established in 1867 in Perry County : moved to Montgomery in 1887 : renamed Alabama State University in 1969. |
Alabama's Historically Black Colleges & Universities |
Friday, January 15, 2021
Friday, January 08, 2021
January in the Library
January 23rd is National Handwriting Day
(display by DeeDee Baggett in Leigh Library)
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Merry Christmas from Coastal Alabama Libraries!
Christmas Corner in Leigh Library
(display by DeeDee Baggett)
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Friday, November 06, 2020
November 11th is Veterans Day
(display by DeeDee Baggett - click to enlarge)
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.
(click photos to enlarge)
Tuesday, November 03, 2020
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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| (click to enlarge) Norman Rockwell's "Spirit of America" |
Let your voice be
heard…GO VOTE!!!
Friday, October 30, 2020
Blood Drive - Brewton Campus
The Blood Drive
on the Brewton Campus
has been cancelled
due to mechanical problems
with the bus. We apologize
for any inconvenience.
Monday, October 26, 2020
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Backpacks for Christmas!
Gilbertown Campus BCM
Backpacks for Christmas
Backpacks for Christmas
(click photo to enlarge)
To participate, please contact Debra at
debra.jimerson@coastalalabama.edu
or Jake at JDuke@alsbom.org.
For more information, see the
Christmas Backpacks Official Website
For ideas on how to fill the backpack, see the
Christmas Backpacks Information Flyer
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Spreading love, one book at a time!
Anaik Sachdev
is spreading friendship
one book at a time with his
‘Loving Library’ in Phoenix, AZ.
Friday, October 02, 2020
Monday, September 28, 2020
This is Banned Books Week!
Banned Books Week
celebrates the freedom to read.
Top 100 Most Banned & Challenged Books 2010-2019
Banned Books Week
SEP 27-OCT 3, 2020
Thursday, September 24, 2020
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Monday, September 14, 2020
September 17th is CONSTITUTION DAY!
Constitution Day Display
Leigh Library - Brewton Campus
(click photo to enlarge)
Friday, August 14, 2020
August 14th is Navajo Code Talkers Day
Navajo Code Talkers during World War II
The existence of the elite Navajo Code Talkers unit was not declassified until 1968. Since a proclamation by President Reagan in 1982, August 14th has been celebrated as Navajo Code Talkers Day. For additional information, please see the official Code Talkers website at https://navajocodetalkers.org/
Friday, August 07, 2020
August 17th is National Black Cat Appreciation Day!
Meet our
Honorary Purriodicals Librarians
Honorary Purriodicals Librarians
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(these handsome brothers are currently
working remotely from the Elmore home)
working remotely from the Elmore home)
Tuesday, August 04, 2020
75th Anniversary of the Bombing of Hiroshima
"summons people everywhere to pray for the repose of the souls of the deceased A-bomb victims and to join in the pledge never to repeat the evil of war. It thus expresses the Heart of Hiroshima which, enduring past grief and overcoming hatred, yearns for the realization of true world peace with the coexistence and prosperity of all humankind. The monument is also called the A-bomb Cenotaph, for the stone chest in the center contains the register of deceased A-bomb victims." Visible in the distance is the Genbaku Dome, the only structure left standing near the bomb’s hypocenter.
(quoted text taken from the Cenotaph plaque)
Hiroshima was bombed at 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945;
Nagasaki was bombed at 11:02 a.m. on August 9, 1945.
Nagasaki was bombed at 11:02 a.m. on August 9, 1945.
Friday, July 17, 2020
Thursday, June 18, 2020
Today is Juneteenth!
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| Reading the Emancipation Proclamation Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2003678043/. |
How a letter written in 1855 gave Kyra Gaunt
a whole new perspective on slavery.
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
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