{"id":8690,"date":"2018-04-21T12:05:24","date_gmt":"2018-04-21T17:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/?p=8690"},"modified":"2018-04-21T12:05:24","modified_gmt":"2018-04-21T17:05:24","slug":"in-memoriam-barbara-bush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/2018\/04\/21\/in-memoriam-barbara-bush\/","title":{"rendered":"In Memoriam: Barbara Bush"},"content":{"rendered":"

With these images from the Davenport Public Library’s archives, we are remembering Barbara Bush’s visit for the dedication of the Learning Center on January 21st, 1988.<\/p>\n

The Learning Center housed a collection of materials specially-selected to help promote literacy, a cause dear to the wife of then-Vice President and Republican presidential candidate George Bush. It was funded with grants from both the Iowa Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Education.<\/p>\n

Mrs. Bush delivered a speech in support of literacy efforts nationwide and attended a reception that raised $1,500 for the new Learning Center at the library.<\/p>\n

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