National Library Week: April 4-10, 2021
National Library Week is a good time to celebrate the libraries (and librarians) in your life. The theme for National Library Week in 2021 is “Welcome to Your Library.” During the pandemic over the...
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November 30: Happy Birthday! Jeannette Graham Trotter
Jeannette Graham Trotter was born on this day in 1909, in Surry County, to Pinkney Lawson and Mattie Fulk Trotter. She graduated from Woman’s College in Greensboro. Jeannette joined the staff of the Winston-Salem...
November 29,1928: Library Branch Opens at City Hospital
The Carnegie Library began a branch library at City Hospital on this day in 1928. The library provided books for patrons, and were selected by the library staff. Carnegie Librarian, Miss Janet Berkeley, the...
October 26: Happy Birthday! Mae Kreeger Tillman
Mae Kreeger Tillman was born on this day in 1908, in Forsyth County, to Eugene and Cora Brewer Kreeger. She was a graduate of R. J. Reynolds High School and Salem College. She also...
October 13: Happy Birthday! Jane Smith Hill
Jane Smith Hill was born on this day in 1931, in Rockingham County, to Albert Bynum and Fleta Field Smith. She grew up in Guilford County and married Robert Belton Hill Sr. Jane worked...
June 25: Happy Birthday! Grace Louise Siewers
Grace Louise Siewers was born on this day in 1889, in Salem, to Dr. Nathaniel Shober and Eleanor de Schweinitz Siewers. Grace graduated from Salem College and taught there following graduation. She attended Columbia...
June 5: Happy Birthday! Mary Sussdorf Prather
Mary Sussdorf Prather was born on this day in 1848, in Salem, to Christian Frederick and Louisa Sussdorf. She graduated from Salem Academy in 1866, and continued her studies at Moravian Seminary for Women...
March 10: Happy Birthday! Janet Carter Berkeley
Janet Carter Berkeley was born in Staunton, Virginia in 1882. She graduated from the Carnegie Library of Atlanta Library School in 1914. She was elected to the executive board of the Graduates Association in...
January 27: Happy Birthday! Rumell Sisk Stevens
Rumell Sisk Stevens was born in Stokes County in 1923 to Oliver and Nora Hicks Sisk. She graduated from King High School as Valedictorian, attended Appalachian State University, and graduated from High Point College....