Free Lincoln Exhibit and Events

***Please inform your colleagues, friends, and students***

Penn State Harrisburg Library (Middletown, PA) is hosting "Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation," a traveling exhibit which illustrates Lincoln's gradual transformation from a cautious moderate to the "Great Emancipator" whose proclamation recast the Civil War's meaning and enabled thousands of African-Americans to fight for the Union. The display consists of reproductions of rare documents, photographs, and political memorabilia organized by The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif., and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, New York City, in cooperation with the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office. "Forever Free" is made possible by major grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, created by Congress and charged with planning the national celebration of Lincoln's 200th birthday. Penn State Harrisburg is one of only 63 libraries in the United States selected to host this exhibit -- so this is a special opportunity for families, teachers, scholars, re-enactors, and Civil War buffs in South-Central Pennsylvania.

"Forever Free" will be open from November 4th to December 10th, 2010. The opening reception will be held in Penn State Harrisburg's Morrison Gallery on November 4th at 7:00 p.m. Mr. James Getty, a highly respected historian and re-enactor, will bring the President to life with stories of Lincoln's personal and political career. On November 11th at 7:00 p.m., the campus will also host a research symposium with Dr. Charles Kupfer, Dr. David Witwer, and Dr. Frank Goodyear presenting their research on Lincoln.

If you need more information, please contact Dr. Greg Crawford, Library Director (gac2@psu.edu) or visit the exhibit web site: http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/harrisburg/infosvs/publicity/foreverfree.html.

Posted on behalf of Bernadette A. Lear, Behavioral Sciences and Education Librarian, Penn State Harrisburg Library.

September Leadership Team Meeting Cancelled

The September 8, 2010, meeting has been cancelled. The next meeting will be October 13 at 2:30 p.m. in the Hershey Public Library meeting room.

Welcome New Members!

The South Central Chapter Leadership Team would like to extend a warm welcome to

• Kelly Horner, Guthrie Memorial Library,
• Allison Mackley, Hershey High School, and
• Ann Marie Megoulas, East Shore Branch Library.

2011 Nominations

The South Central Chapter of PaLA is seeking nominations for the positions of Vice Chair, Secretary-Treasurer and Nominations. Anyone knowing someone interested in pursuing one of these positions please email dbeisell@etownpubliclibrary.org. Persons interested in serving with the South Central Chapter in any other capacity are also encouraged to make contact.

Spring Workshop and Annual Business Meeting

PaLA South Central Chapter will host a workshop and the annual business meeting:

MAY 12, 2010

8:30 AM to 4:00 PM

at the

York Technical Institute (YTI) Lancaster Campus

This year's workshop features 4 speakers presenting self-defense tactics, relaxation techniques, active listening skills and the new technology topic--transliteracy! Each presentation will be held in both the morning and afternoon sessions so that you will be able to attend any two you choose.

The workshop will include a lunch catered by Isaac's and the lunch will include a brief presentation on how libraries are structured and financed in Pennsylvania.

A brochure with registration information will be coming soon. The cost for PaLA members will be $20 per person ($30 per person for nonmembers). YTI's Lancaster campus is easily reached from PA 283 or US 30.

Please join us for an exciting day of continuing education and networking with peers--new and familiar!

SCC Spring Workshop & Annual Business Meeting

Please save the date, Wednesday, May 12, 2010, for the 2010 SCC Workshop and Annual Business Meeting. The location and details about this year's schedule and topics will follow shortly.