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Calling ALL Ghost Hunters!!!


Are you a fan of Ghost Hunter, Ghost Hunters International, or A Haunting? Maybe you like to read about the paranormal. Have you ever wanted to know about different places in your own backyard that are known for being haunted?


NOW IS YOUR CHANCE!!


Chad Lewis, co-author of "Iowa Road Guide to Haunted Locations" will be here speaking about his adventures and locations in Iowa that are of the spookiest of sorts at the


Malvern Public Library


Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at 7:00 PM


Refreshments and book signings will follow.


 


 Dan Wardell from IPTV to Appear


at the Malvern Public Library


 


On Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 1:00 PM Dan Wardell from Iowa Public Television will appear at the library to host a LIVE broadcast of STORYTIME WITH DAN WARDELL. So plan now to be here to participate and help fill the library with children of all ages. You too could be on TV!!  


 


Friends of the Library 2009 Calendars for Sale


Friends of the Malvern Public Library have new 2009 calendars for sale as a fundraiser that will assist with the costs of purchasing more years of the "Digital Malvern Leader".


The calendars have been very popular and are flying off the shelves, so be sure to get your copy now. The beautiful photos in the calendar are images of local scenes that are familiar to anyone who has either visited or lived here. These calendars make great gifts for relatives or friends both near and far. Stop by the library and get yours now.


 


What is a "DIGITAL MALVERN LEADER"???


Previously, research in the archives of the Malvern Leader newspaper was done with old, fragile, dusty bound volumes….OR….your could spend hours peering thru microfilm images on the quirky old microfilm reader. But unless you knew exactly what published date you were looking for, it was a long process.


But NOW, the Malvern Library presents the DIGITAL MALVERN LEADER. The Friends of the Library recently received a grant from the Mills County Endowment Fund that allowed several decades the old microfilm to be digitized and placed online on a website. The website, available at the library only, is capable of searching by dates and/or keywords.


In MINUTES rather than hours, you should be able to find the article or name you are searching for to complete your research and print what you need.


Thanks to the grant from the Mills County Endowment Fund and the Friends of the Malvern Public Library, the years 1879 thru 1960 are now available online.


You may donate to the ongoing effort to purchase the remaining years of the Malvern Leader. Your tax deductible donation can be made to the Friends of the Malvern Library to help complete this valuable project.


  Check back here regularly to find out about more upcoming events.
Library of Congress: News 
Now in Session: The Library of Congress on iTunes U
In an ongoing effort to make its digital educational, historical and cultural resources available to web users across a broad spectrum of platforms, the Library of Congress today launched "The Library of Congress on iTunes U."
Cataloging Bulletin Free Online
The Library of Congress is making available to the worldwide library community free online access to the entire 31 years of the Cataloging Service Bulletin (CSB).
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