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Treasures of the Rare Books Room

By MPL Staff on Jul 18, 2014 10:09 AM

Wisconsin architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed more than one thousand buildings in his lifetime, and almost half of those plans were realized. And Now for Something Completely Different at Central, an open house featuring library treasures rarely seen by the public, will feature Frank Lloyd Wright: Selected Drawings Portfolio among many other gems at 2:00 PM on Saturday, July 26, 2014.

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It’s On Like Donkey Kong!

By Tim on Jul 9, 2014 8:46 AM

Today marks 33 years since the release of the original Donkey Kong arcade game. Unquestionably part of the pantheon of great early video games, Donkey Kong remains a cultural icon to this day. This is in part due to the game featuring the first appearance of a certain mustachioed everyman in red overalls and cap, though in this first apperance he was a carpenter named…

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Fifty Years of the 1964 Civil Rights Act

By Tim R on Jul 2, 2014 8:26 AM

“An act to enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs, to establish a Commission…

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Patriotic Reads - Happy 4th of July!

By MPL Staff on Jul 1, 2014 3:10 PM

  The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw focuses on the generation of Americans who were born in the 1920s, came of age during the Depression, fought in World War II, and came home to build a new America during the postwar era.     The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe The moments of grandeur and weakness, the aspirations, and the problems of America's astronauts are revealed in an exploration of…

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