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She was more than Laurence Olivier's wife & widow.

Surrealist, avant garde, finder of odd things. Whatever you decide to call it.

The books are coming! The books are coming!!

General Hospital has suffered a loss.

Leslie Charleston was born in Kansas City, Missouri on February 22, 1945 & passed away on January 12, 2025.

Jim Walker was born June 13, 1944.

2024 sure did pack a lot into a 12-month period.

Jimmy Carter was too good for us.

Here we stand at the end of 2024 & the beginning of 2025. We are hopeful & excited about what the next year will bring. We are facing our resolutions for the year - waiting to see what we will accomplish, debating lifestyle changes, looking at new hobbies to try.

Christmas gets a good chunk of the movies & most of the holiday themed music. But it is not the only game in town!

If you've been wanting to learn a language, or refresh or skills, here is your sign.

Did you know that your local library is a government documents repository?

Did you know that our Illinois Room can double as a quiet space?

28 Grammys to his name, an Academy Award for best original score, producer, composer, songwriter. He helped to introduce us to some of the biggest names that will ever exist. We all grew up listening to & watching things that he did.

You've seen her in stuff, I swear you have.

In 2024, the Quincy Public Library (QPL) has once again attained the prestigious National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) Big Read grant. The Big Read awards recipients up to $20,000 to execute community-wide programming around a chosen book.