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The St. Andrew’s Winter Book Fair, featuring over 20,000 used books, will be held on March 12-13 at 406 Hillsboro Avenue in Edwardsville, Illinois.

Grab some brain food, assemble your team, boot up the laptop, and join us for a fun-filled, virtual Family Trivia Night! To celebrate Women’s History Month, we’ve chosen the theme “Game Changers and Trailblazers.” Featuring 6 rounds of 8 questions and a bonus round, this event challenges your knowledge about remarkable women from the past and present and highlights their achievements across a variety of fields.

An Olympic hero, a groundbreaking high school athlete, and the co-authors of the definitive book on Title IX will gather virtually to discuss the impact of the landmark 1972 legislation that transformed American Sports by vastly expanding opportunities for women’s athletics at the high school and college levels.

The Sangamon County Historical Society is now taking applications for funding historic special projects within the county that carry out its mission, which is to preserve and promote interest in the history of Sangamon County.

As we mark one year since the COVID-19 pandemic brought the world to a halt, ALPLM Chief of Acquisitions Ian Hunt takes us back in time for a closer look at previous pandemics, epidemics and other major health crisis.