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All Rock Island Library buildings will close at 6pm Wednesday, Nov. 27, and remain closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 28 & 29, for the Thanksgiving holiday. Library2Go routes are also cancelled. 

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From Fleece to Fashion: Making Clothes from Scratch in Colonial America

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Adult, Family, Everyone
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Ann Reid is a veteran historical interpreter and re-enactor, and an expert on day-to-day life in eighteenth century America. She also works at the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum in Rock Island.

Learn how clothing was made in the 1700s, starting with sheep!