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Remember the Decatur Public Library Bookmobile? 11 photos of area libraries
History Corner: A Look Back
1994: Lyn Sly, periodicals associate at Millikin University's Staley Library, arranges rows of reference materials on the floor after a broken water pipe and flooding occurred.
History Corner: A Look Back
1984: Librarian Ellen Melyon helps people apply for library cards at the Forsyth Library.
History Corner: A Look Back
1984: Sticker collectors look over albums at the Forsyth Public Library.
History Corner: A Look Back
1988: Cerro Gordo Grade School students carry bags of library books out of the old Hope Welty Township Library.
History Corner: A Look Back
1980: Marsha Grove, librarian assistant, plays a game with preschool children at the Decatur Public Library.
History Corner: A Look Back
1979; Craighton Hippenhammer, Decatur Public Library children's librarian, shows Barbra Wylie, 8, Nathan Fogg, 5, Ryan Fogg, 4, Benny Taylor, 9, and Andrea Rose, 7, how to create a puppet from school supplies.
History Corner: A Look Back
1993: Storyteller Pat Ryan captivates his audience at the Decatur Public Library with English fairy tales. Listening are from left, Rachel Searle, 9; Rachael Frey, 8; and Sara Scherer, 9.
History Corner: A Look Back
1988: Argenta-Friends Creek librarian Cookie Dierker demonstrates the library's new personal computer.
MEMORY LANE: Decatur Public Library Children's Department
In this 1980 photo, Marsha Grove, Decatur Public Library Children's Department assistant, reads a story to preschool children. Find more history at herald-review.com/archives.
MEMORY LANE: Forsyth Public Library
The youngsters at Forsyth Public Library learned that libraries have more than books in 1984. Herald & Review members can find more history at herald-review.com/archives.
MEMORY LANE: Remember the Decatur Public Library Bookmobile?
Children look for books in the Decatur Public Library Bookmobile in May 1962. Herald & Review members can find more history at herald-review.com/archives.
Contact Donnette Beckett at (217) 421-6983. Follow her on Twitter: @donnettebHR
“We’re a very laid back group. When we first started, our agreement was that we would never be overcritical. We’re always supportive, we don’t have room for egos. It’s all about supporting one another.”
— Decatur Area poets member Jim Wilkerson
“Even if you’ve always been interested, but never even read a poem, come and see us. What we like is people that have an open mind.”
— Decatur Area Poets member Anastasia Lindsey
Donnette Beckett
"Together Decatur" Columnist and Food/Drink Reporter
