| To the Library and Beyond Introducing Joan Brown’s book reviews. Joan’s first review is about a nonfiction work titled To America, published in 2002. The author was Stephen E. Ambrose, “a renowned historian [who earned a master’s degree in history and interviewed] numerous combat veterans.” Joan is not alone in considering this book “a tribute to America and its history” in which Mr. Ambrose [offered] “his personal reflections on America.” As an example of the scope of the book, Joan listed some of the chapter headings: “The Founding Fathers; The Battle of New Orleans; The Transcontinental Railroad; U. S. Grant and Post-Civil War Reconstruction; Teddy Roosevelt and the Beginning of the 20th Century; World War II – Europe and the Pacific; The Legacy of WW II; Vietnam; War Stories: Crazy Horse and Custer; and The National D-Day Museum (New Orleans).” August is American Artist Appreciation Month. Friday, August 9 is International Day Of The World’s Indigenous People; it is also National Book Lovers Day, “channeling all the excitement bibliophiles feel about books into one celebration.” Prairie Community Library welcomed 2,023 people to the Library in 2018; and in 2020 we served 1,772. “Volunteering is at the very core of being human.” The volunteers who manage and operate Prairie Community Library aspire to committed purpose and mission, to serve with sustainable policies. “Volunteering helps us gain new and valuable skills and provides a sense of community.” | COTTONWOOD
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