Category Dade County Library

Jun 23 2024

The kids in Greenfield

Hi everyone,

Jeff took this picture while I was talking with the kids who attended the Dade County Library Summer Reading Program last week. As I told you, it was a pleasant day.

Many of us across the country came from small towns. Each has its history, its stories and traditions, its ways of going about living. It’s always a privilege to meet and visit with young people who are growing up in rural America. My thanks again to SARAH LAND, Director of the Dade County Library, to the parents who made time to bring their sons and daughters to the library, and to the kids who smiled back at me, listened to what I had to say, and asked thoughtful questions.

Jun 20 2024

A very pleasant day

Hi everyone,

Greenfield is a lovely community with beautiful homes, some more than a century old. The library was once a home and was built in 1902. On the way over, SANDY sat in the back seat and enjoyed the scenic drive, JEFF drove, and I went over notes in my head.

To accomodate special events, a pavilion was recently constructed on the lot adjacent to the library, and that was where I met with the kids yesterday. They ranged in age from a bouncy little pigtailed girl of three to middle school/high school students. Some parents came and stayed as did a member of the library board of directors. And on the street 150 feet behind us, several workers with their machinery stayed busy resurfacing the street.

Last night our friend SNEED NIEDERRITER brought pizza and wine and we ate beside Goose Lake. We caught another glimpse of a beautiful skunk that likes our yard, an armada of geese cruised the lake, and the swans swam over to see us and put on a show of reflections in the water. What a pleasant day.

Jun 19 2024

Headed to Greenfield, Missouri

Hi everyone,

I’m hurrying around this morning getting notes together for the program I’m to give at 10:00 a.m. CST in a community an hour’s drive from here. SARAH LAND, director at the Dade County Library in Greenfield, Missouri, invited me to speak to a young audience during the library’s Summer Reading Program. This year’s theme is, Your Adventure Begins at the Library.

I look forward to meeting Sarah and the kids in Greenfield. I love the welcoming look of the library.