Ottawa Oral History Series chronicles local WWII memories
Ottawa Library documents tell local war era memories through videos and transcripts. Veterans and residents from Ottawa County share experiences from Iwo Jima to Pearl Harbor and life in early 20th century Franklin County. The project, started in 1991 with state library support, seeks funding to continue.
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Steven Spielberg
Private Ryan
Ryan
Ottawa
Ottawa Library
Robert Wellington
Ottawa Herald
Iwo Jima
Donald Anderson
Pearl Harbor
Anderson
Franklin County
Bob Lantis
Lantis
Blaine Finch
Ottawa University
Ron Averyt
Josephine Evans
VISTA
Virginia
Frances Dunn
Forest Park
Leo Kirkwood
Warner’s and Bennett Creamery
Creamery
Chris Wilson
Kansas
Wilson
Lucky Hostetter
Wellsville
Walter Butler
Main Street
Ransom Bennett
Bennett Creamery
Ed Haley
Noel Douglas
Kansas State Library
Publishers Weekly Hardcover Fiction Roundup
A readable catalog lists top hardcover titles across genres with authors Michael Crichton Nicholas Sparks David Baldacci Danielle Steel James Patterson Tony Hillerman Scott Turow Stephen King Kent Harv Kent Harv Sue Grafton and others along with nonfiction mass market paperback and trade paperback selections from major publishers and imprints. The list highlights notable names such as Mitch Albom Tom Brokaw Frank McCourt Tom Brakaw Barbara Kingsolver and Tim LaHaye among many others.
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Publishers Weekly
Michael Crichton
Knopf
Nicholas Sparks
Warner
David Baldacci
Danielle Steel
Delacorte
James Patterson
Litle
Bawa
Tony Hillarman
HarperCollins
Scott Turow
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Stephan King
Kent Harv
Quilaw
Sue Grafton
Morrie
Mitch Albom
Doubleday
Guinness Publishing
Tom Brokaw
Random Houre
Frank McCourt
Scribner
Tom Brakaw
Random House
Richard B. Stollay
Tony Chiu
Mick Foley
Regan Books
Peter Jennings
Todd Brewster
David Maraniss
Simon & Schuster
Joe * Gamer
Sourcebooks
Stephen King
Hemingway letter sells for 25300 at Christie’s auction
In New York, a letter Ernest Hemingway wrote to a nine year old boy 17 days before his death sold for 25300 at Christie’s. The note, signed Papa, describes summer weather and the Midwestern countryside while Hemingway was undergoing shock treatments at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. It was praised as the Nobel laureate’s last dated piece of writing.
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New York
Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway
Mayo Clinic
Minnesota
Christie
Jeff Peine
Gentral Heights High School
Richmond
Jeff
South Star
Chrysler
Ottawa
South Star Chrysler
Ottawe
Libraries press for Internet filters face backlash
New York AP reports libraries defend free access face growing pressure from parents and groups to block porn sites. Hudsonville Michigan voted to drop Internet access, fearing lawsuits whether filters are installed or not. ALA calls the move unprecedented and warns of more battles ahead.
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New York
American Library Association
Hudsonville
Mich
American Family Association
Pauline Luben
Grand Rapids
Mark Twain
Judith Krug
Office For Intellectual Freedom
Anchorage
Alaska
Memphis
Tenn
Boston’s
Loudoun County
Congress
Supreme Court
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Heidi van der Heuvel
Stetshgene
Pocket
Dr. Atkins
Robert C. Atkins
Avon
Nora Roberts Veve
Richard F. Heller
Rachael F. Heller
Signet
Dean Koontz
Angela's
Touchstone
W.C. Andrews
Keni Follett
Fawcett
Tom Clancy
Martin Greanberg
Berkley
A. Manette Ansay
Robert Famighert
World ™ Almanac
Barbara Kingsolver
Harper Perannial
Plume
NFP
Judson Hale Sr
Villard
Tim LaHaye
Bauman
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Gamett
Esp
Odiare
Cacti Et
Vv. Aurence
Bethlehem Project
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