Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social and cultural history, highlighting the important people and events of the American experience.
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Provides expansive and in-depth information on the people, events, and topics important to the study of African American history.
History & Geography
Builds a deeper understanding of how historical events have shaped our world by exploring key players and the battles they fought.
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Explores the pre-modern world with in-depth focus on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas and Asia.
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In 2022 the Columbia Public Library celebrated 100 years of service to our community! We held special events as we looked back on those 100 years and ahead to the future. Read below about some of the ways our community celebrated our centennial with us! Centennial Time Capsule We put together a time capsule to…
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Information about each state and U.S. territory, including history, climate, weather, demographics, geography, history and historical images.
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VISIT THIS RESOURCE. Discover primary source documents including historical newspaper articles, pamphlets, diaries, correspondence and more related to critical people and events in African American history.
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Biographies of more than 340,000 people from key reference sources plus full-text articles from magazines and newspapers.
History & Geography
The following organizations make the One Read program possible. We thank them for their support. Daniel Boone Regional Library Barnes & Noble Booksellers — Community Relations Manager Boone County History & Culture Center — Chris Campbell, Executive Director City of Columbia Office of Cultural Affairs — Andrea Jira, Program Specialist Columbia Art League — Kelsey…
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Join us in recognizing the Columbia Public Library‘s centennial year by taking a look back at the people and events before and after the library’s founding in 1922. Click or drag the interactive timeline below to explore the library’s long history. View this timeline in a separate window.