10-11-2024
The article will run on the opening day of Wine, Cheese
and Murder. You know where I am; however, even though the play still pulls
my focus, it is time to turn at lease some of my attention to our next program.
Since Veterans Day is exactly one month away, it’s time to announce that
program.
This will be ETLPL’s third year hosting a military program
in November. We started with Ace of Aces: The Dick Bong Story by Mike
O’Connor. Last year Mike came back to talk about his second book, Badger
Aces: Wisconsin Fighter Aces, 1917-1972, paired with the traveling exhibit
Wisconsin Remembers: A Face for Every Name from the Wisconsin Veterans Museum.
This year we will again host a traveling exhibit from the
WVM paired with two guest speakers. I Am Not Invisible began in Oregon as an
awareness campaign highlighting the role of women veterans. It is now a
nationwide program. The traveling exhibit is composed of pop-up banners each
featuring a different veteran. More information about these women can be found
on the museum’s website which hosts the oral history interview.
On November 4th at 4:00 pm we are pairing the
banners with a presentation from two local women. Commander Michelle Himsel is
in charge of East Troy’s American Legion Loomis-Martin Post 188. She will be
joined by 3rd Class veteran Eleanor Montano. Himsel and Montano will give a talk about
their experiences in the military.
One of the goals in our strategic plan reads, “Create
solutions to minimize facility shortcomings.” With that in mind and knowing a
portion of our target audience includes patrons who find the stairs to our
lower level difficult to manage, we have asked the East Troy Intergenerational
Community Center for use of their space. Located in the back of the East Troy
Community School Districts business office, the former Doubek Elementary
building, the Community Center is one level and offers plenty of parking.
The exhibit will be set up for the November 4th
talk at the Community Center. Afterwards it will be on display at the library
November 5th through November 16th. It is important to
note that the ETICC entrance is accessed from a driveway on Division Street
rather than the district’s entrance on Beulah Avenue. It is set back quite bit
so don’t let the open grass areas confuse you.
We hope to see you there as we honor these and all military
women for their service.
Reading Now: Twilight by Stephanie Myer (I WILL finish this book. Maybe after the play.)
Listening to Now: Graves on the Fens by Joy Ellis
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