Local History Program Coordinator at the Pekin Public Library. I oversee the library’s local history room collection, write a weekly local history column/weblog for the library, and present local history programs at the library and in the community.

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In our series on the history of the Pekin Public Library, we have told...

In recent weeks, we have looked back to the way the groundwork was laid...

In her 1902 account of the Pekin Public Library’s early history, Miss Mary Gaither...

As a part of the ongoing celebration of is 125th anniversary, the Pekin Public...

After a hiatus of about a year, the Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce resumed...

In spotlighting the leading role of Miss Mary Gaither (1852-1945) in the planning and...

Last week in our series on the history of the Pekin Public Library, we...

In our series recalling the history of the Pekin Public Library, we have reached...

In our ongoing series on the history of the Pekin Public Library, last week...

As we continue the story of the early history of Pekin’s library, this week...