Director’ s MESSAGE

Greetings!

Winter is on the way, and with it comes the annual November celebrations of Veterans Day and Thanksgiving. First and foremost, these are special times to honor heroes and gather with loved ones, but I hope you find time to drop by and celebrate with us at the library as well. It wouldn’t be a party without you!

Join us for a Veterans Day weekend tribute at Lauderhill Towne Centre Library with a free, live concert of jazz from around the world. Check out this and other holiday events on our calendar as we make some noise in November.

We celebrate the service of our veterans, which has made us a free nation. In recognition of their role as world history makers, BCL is committed to preserving the past with our ongoing Veterans History Project, where vets and their families record and hand down their stories to future generations.

BCL invites veterans to be interviewed via video recording at the Main Library in Fort Lauderdale Gold Star Family members, defined as the immediate family of veterans who died as a result of active service during a period of war, are also welcome to participate in this free project. Completed video recordings will be preserved in BCL’s Special Collections and in the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.