Solarpunk Fiction
Check out some great reads in this Sci-Fi subgenre! Solarpunk envisions an optimistic future life on Earth transformed by the use of sustainable energy and close co-existence of human beings with nature.
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The Bank of Billings
A short history of the Bank of Billings was given by John K. Hulston in 1989.
In Its First Year, CASA Clubhouse Serving More Kids in More Ways Than Imagined*
MoreGrow Your Garden
Get growing with seeds and books from the Library!
MoreAnswer Man: My House Built in 1902 Makes Strange Noises at Night*
MorePeople Are Awesome: Salvation Army Week, KSMU Turns 50 and a Special Olympics Dance Clinic*
MoreOzarks Live Book Club
MoreLibrary’s Midtown Carnegie Branch Closes for Renovations*
MoreAsian American and Pacific Islander Heritage
May 7, 1843, a 14-year-old Japanese fisherman named Manjiro stepped off a whaling ship onto U.S. soil, becoming the first person from Asia to officially immigrate to the United States. Later, in 1869, the month of May saw the completion of the transcontinental railroad, the construction of which could not have been realized without the effort of Chinese laborers. Since 1990 the U.S. government has designated the month of May as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, recognizing and celebrating the many achievements and contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the history and culture of the United States. Check out these books that speak to their struggles and triumphs!
MoreDial phones comes to Springfield
Southwestern Bell Telephone and Springfield newspapers announce the switch from manually operated systems to dial telephones in 1949.