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Come Tarry A While: Special Collections on Display at All Three Locations!

Posted on March 16, 2024 by SCblogger

The Richardson-Sloane Special Collections staff members designed four displays highlighting materials from its collection. Displays are scheduled to be at each library location throughout the year on a quarterly rotation. Each of the displays discussed below will be at that … Continue reading →

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Exhibit: The 1920s

Posted on January 4, 2020 by SCblogger

For our first exhibit of the year, we are taking a look back at life in Davenport a century ago. What kinds of books were children and grown-ups checking out from the library? What were the people attending the symphony … Continue reading →

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Who Was George Davenport?

Posted on August 13, 2019 by SCblogger

The Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Department of the Davenport Public Library is pleased to present another installment in our ongoing Local History Lecture Series this coming Thursday evening, August 15th, at 6:30PM in the Large Meeting Room at the Main Street location. … Continue reading →

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