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Friday, September 30, 2011 from 5 until 7 p.m. Marion American Legion Post 298, 625 31st Street, Marion, IA 377-8320 Choice of a hot dog, a chili dog or a brat and you'll receive fries along with your choice. At the low price of only $5. Come and enjoy! Open to the public

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This is a fund raiser to benefit Waypoint Services and the Johnson County Crisis Center.Tickets are $15.00 in advance and $20.00 the day of the show. Advance tickets can be purchased at isleofiowa.com or call 319-930-2833 This event will feature The Cedar Island Band with special opening act Jambo Joe Bones starting at 6:00 PM. There will also be a large silent auction. Hotel rooms may be reserved by calling 319-366-8671 and ask for the Isle of Iowa/Phlocking rate.

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• That is not the largest library in the world though. The U.S. Library of Congress holds that honor with nearly 20 million books. The original building for the Library of Congress, established in 1800, was also destroyed by fire. It was burned by the British in 1814 during the War of 1812, and rebuilding started immediately. Former President Thomas Jefferson sold his personal library to Congress to help replace the books that were destroyed. The appraised value of his collection was $23,950 and more than doubled the original library. • Fire caused the loss of many books and entire libraries in the early years. Many churches and early government officials were instrumental in establishing and protecting history through donating works and rebuilding buildings after fires reduced libraries to ashes. • In 1875, there were 188 public libraries in the United States. By 1886, there were more than 600. The importance of public libraries was steadily growing when Scottish-American Andrew Carnegie made books even more accessible. • Carnegie was one of the richest men in the world, making his fortune in steel production and construction. He resolved by the age of 33 to keep only $50,000 a year from his earnings and use the rest to help others. His “Gospel of Wealth,” was to “make no effort to increase fortune but spend the surplus each year for benevolent purposes. Cast aside business forever except for others.” He gave away more than $333 million — 90 percent of his fortune. Included in this benevolence was the creation of more than 1,600 free public library buildings in 1,412 American communities, 125 in Canada and more in his native Scotland and around the world.

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• In order for a community to receive library funds from Carnegie, they had to commit to providing land for the building with room for expansion as needs arose and a budget for operation and maintenance. He insisted on community commitment. The first Carnegie Library was built in Dunfermline, Scotland, Carnegie’s hometown. The first in the United States was in Braddock, Pennsylvania. • Many of the Carnegie Libraries in the United States are listed and protected on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the National Park Service and open for the public to enjoy. Even today, libraries are often designed as fantastic structures that draw people with their architectural significance. Then the magic of books and reading keeps them intrigued! • Seattle, Washington, received a generous donation from Carnegie after its library was totally destroyed by fire on January 2, 1901. Four days later, Carnegie agreed to donate $200,000 to build a new “fireproof” library. • In 2004, the third building housing the Seattle Central Public Library located at the original Carnegie site, 1000 Fourth Avenue, was opened. This building was a result of the largest library bond issue ever submitted in the United States. The “Libraries for All” bond was for a proposed $196.4 million for a makeover of the entire Seattle Public Library system, including the new Central building. The project was completed in 2008 with donations and other gifts totaling $290.7 million. The new library is a beautiful architectural gem that is bustling with activity. Carnegie would be proud that he helped encourage this years ago!

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LIBRARIES FOR ALL (continued): • The Toronto Public Library system is the largest in Canada with 99 branches. It also has the distinction of being the world’s busiest urban library system. Toronto is still using seven of the 10 libraries that were opened in the city using Carnegie grants. • Two of the most unique public libraries in the world are in the country of Columbia. Three rock-like buildings on a prominent peak overlooking the city of Medellín offer patrons a beautiful place to browse the open stacks of books and a wonderful view. The building looks like three separate dark stones, but they are all connected underground. • The other unique library in Columbia travels on the backs of two donkeys! “Biblioburro” is the service offered by Luis Soriano, a primary school teacher who saw the need for rural children to have more access to books. The burros, Alfa and Beto (based on the word “alphabet”), have been carrying Luis and books to more than 4,000 youngsters since 1990. He and his wife also built the largest free library in Madgalena, next to their home. • Similar to the Biblioburro are bookmobiles, bus-sized vehicles driven into rural areas and allowing children and adults to peruse the shelves for reading material. The first was actually a book wagon used in Washington County, Maryland, in 1905. Modern bookmobiles are still in use today. • While the first public libraries consisted of many volumes of scrolls mostly made of papyrus and displayed in pigeon-hole shelves, today’s libraries contain hard and soft bound books, magazines, computers, music, movies and more. Libraries have been and will continue to be an important part of communities. Check out your public library soon!

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● On Sept. 27, 1854, two ships collide off the coast of Newfoundland, killing 322 passengers and crew. The wooden-hulled Arctic was severely damaged when it slammed into the iron-hulled steamer Vesta. In trying to beach the ship, the Arctic’s captain ran over several lifeboats, causing even more people to drown.

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