National Award Recognition for Abilene Public Library Abilene Public Library has been selected to receive a Millennium Project for Public Libraries award from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Carnegie Corporation of New York. APL will receive a 50-volume set of The Library of America along with programming aids designed by the American Library Association. The collection will include books by James Baldwin, Thomas Paine, John Steinbeck and others. When the items are received, they will be available to the public for checkout. For a complete list of the titles go to the Millennium Libraries Booklist website.
All programs are free to the public.
Reservations are required for some programs. Relaxed but lively discussions of the selections from upcoming Abilene Philharmonic concerts. Led by Business Librarian Dennis Miller, this session requires a basic familiarity with computers. Call for reservations at 676-6025. Join a group of music lovers who aren't afraid to ask questions.