Beaver Island District Library plans Michigan sesquicentennial reading programs, 1987

Event

Date: 1987-05
Kind: Announcement
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: educationheritagecommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island District Library planned a summer 1987 reading and history program around Michigan’s sesquicentennial. The announcement included weekly preschool story hours, K–8 reading activities, and expanded Michigan and Beaver Island collections.

Evidence limits

The May issue announces the program but does not document attendance or which planned activities were ultimately delivered.

Sources

“Join the Parade of Readers: Celebrate Michigan, and Read!,” Beaver Beacon, May 1987.
Reports planned weekly preschool story hours, K–8 summer reading, expansion of Michigan and Beaver Island collections, and programs open to year-round residents, summer residents, and visitors. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1987-05_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, May 1987, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held sixteen-page May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the library-program announcement.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1987-05_Beaver-Beacon
“From the Beaver,” Beaver Beacon, July 1987.
Invites visitors to the District Library, notes that new best sellers had arrived, and says the Michigan collection had grown during the winter as part of the sesquicentennial reading appeal. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1987-07_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, July 1987, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held twelve-page July issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the library invitation.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1987-07_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island District Library plans Michigan sesquicentennial reading programs, 1987”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-library-michigan-sesquicentennial-reading-program-1987/, accessed [date], citing “Join the Parade of Readers: Celebrate Michigan, and Read!,” Beaver Beacon, May 1987. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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