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Two-thirds of Americans have a library card, and this month, we want to see that number climb even higher. September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month, an effort spearheaded by the American Library Association. The emphasis this year is on making sure that school-age children have library cards. Do all the children in your family have a library card? If not, bring them to the library today, where getting a library card is easy. Remember, a library card is the most important school supply of all!

Sept. 2, 6 p.m., THE WIND JOURNEYS (Columbia, 120 minutes) Nomadic musician Ignacio Carrillo has traveled the villages of Northern Columbia, playing his accordian, a legendary instrument which many believe to be cursed. After the traumatic death of his wife, he vows never to play the accursed instrument again. But first, he must embark on one last journey.

Free, Main Library Community Room - Please note that independent movies are not rated. Content may not be suitable for all.  

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Relive the dream - August 28, 1963 marked the day that Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his now famous "I Have a Dream" speech in front of the Lincoln memorial in Washington D.C. A masterful and searing work of oration, King's words electrified the country as he spoke of the day when black and white Americans would live in true harmony. Charles Euchner has published an oral history that revisits that pivotal day for civil rights. Nobody Turn Me Around: A People's History of the 1963 March on Washington is a collection of remembrances and reflections from people across the country, both ordinary and extraordinary, and is a remarkable window into this historic event.

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