December 2011

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• History

  This Day in History: December 31, 1999

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  December 31, 1999 – Panama Canal turned over to Panama The impossible dream; the building of the Panama Canal 627.137 P292I   Stacks

• History

  This Day in History: December 30, 1978

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  December 30, 1978 – Ohio State University fires Coach Woody Hayes Buckeye : a study of Coach Woody Hayes and the Ohio State football machine GV958.O35 V37 1975x   Ohioana Library   Library Use Only

• History, State of Ohio Employees

  Returning From the Warzone

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  A special issue of the Journal of Traumatic Stress is now freely available online and is of particular interest to: Policymakers Community & mental health service providers Researchers This virtual issue is timed to anticipate the return of military units from Iraq, and its nine articles address the adjustments that these soldiers will face after [...]

• History, State of Ohio Employees

  There’s Still Time to Send out Your Holiday Cards

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  Don’t worry if your holiday greetings never got into the mailbox. You can send your wishes for a happy and healthy New Year with Healthfinder.gov e-cards.  You also can choose from other categories such as birthday or Mother’s Day greetings, and add your personal message to your list of email recipients.

• History

  This Day in History: December 29, 1890

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  December 29, 1890 – U.S. Cavalry massacres Indians at Wounded Knee Voices of Wounded Knee E83.89 .C66 2000  Stacks

• History

  This Day in History: December 28, 1895

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  December 28, 2011 – First commercial movie screened Treasures from American film archives : 50 preserved films PN1993.5.U6 T74 2000x  Video stacks  set of 4 DVDs

• History, State Library News, State of Ohio Employees

  LearningExpress Library Website Maintenance

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  The LearningExpress Library website will be offline for routine maintenance from Thursday, December 29 at 7 p.m. until Friday, December 30, 7 a.m.

• Choose To Read Ohio, History, Ohio IMLS LSTA, State Library News

  State Library Board awards $24,500 in Federal LSTA Grants to Libraries for Choose to Read Ohio Projects

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  State Library Board awards $24,500 in Federal LSTA Grants to Libraries for Choose to Read Ohio Projects The State Library of Ohio is pleased to announce that the State Library Board recently awarded $24,500 in special Choose to Read Ohio LSTA grants to six libraries. Choose to Read Ohio, a project of the State Library [...]

• History

  This Day in History: December 27, 1900

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  December 27, 1900 – Prohibitionist Carrie Nation smashes bar in Kansas Carrie A. Nation : retelling the life HV5232.N3 G73 2001

• History

  This Day in History: December 26, 1776

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  December 26, 1776 – Washington crosses the Delaware and wins first major battle at Trenton The crossing E241.T7 F27 Stacks

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