All Articles Archives - April 2024
New Book Spotlight: Forest
Enjoy this new book celebrating the beauty of the forest!
MoreSpringfield Bookstores Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day — And Milestone Anniversaries*
MoreFriends of the Library Booksale Kicked off With Preview Tuesday
MoreFriends of the Library Spring 2024 Book Sale in Springfield Begins
MoreNRCS Grant Will Allow Springfield Community Gardens and Others To Increase Youth Agriculture Education
MoreFriends of the Library Spring Book Sale
MoreFriends of the Library’s Annual Sale Set for April 24-28*
MoreMarblehead Quarry
A rock quarry on National was purchased by the city and turned into a city dump in 1918. This dump was later filled in and became the Commons at Jordan Valley.
Springfield Community Gardens Offers Variety of Services With Help of Federal Grant Money
MoreAmericans and the Holocaust Traveling Exhibition Coming to The Library Center
MoreLibrary Board Decides on All-New Building for Republic Location*
MoreFriends of the Library Is Gearing up for the Spring Book Sale
MoreCelebrate National Poetry Month!
Read poetry and create your own in honor of National Poetry Month!
MoreThe Delaware Spirit
Have you heard the Native American ghost stories centered on the James River? This 1916 newspaper article tells the legend of Red Fox, a Delaware Nation man, and why he may still be seen at his campsite near the Delaware Ford.
Springfield Library Branch Closing for 10 Months for Necessary Upgrades
MoreSpringfield-Greene County Library Auditorium Project Receives Boost
MoreServices at Midtown Library Shifted for May 6 Closure*
MoreHatch Foundation Makes Lead Gift on Library Center Auditorium
MoreFair Housing Month
On April 11, 1968, the Fair Housing Act first made housing discrimination illegal in the United States. Fifty-six years later, activists are still working to make the Act’s promises a reality for everyone. Check out these books to learn more about fair housing and housing justice.
MoreDon Lo Drive In
The Don-Lo Drive-in was demolished in 1982 to make way for the new University Plaza Hotel. It had been in business for twenty three years.