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 Don't Fly To North Pole In A Balloon

 An illustration from Joseph Lecornu's 1903 book La Navigation Aerienne depicts Swedish explorer S.A. Andree taking off in a hydrogen balloon on an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole in July 1897.

In 1897, S.A. Andree and his crew of two — Nils Strindberg and Knut Fraenkel — set out for the North Pole in a hydrogen balloon. The story of their journey and that age of Arctic exploration is told in Wilkinson's new book, The Ice Balloon.  To read this entire NPR article follow:  Balloon

 
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New & Improved
Front of the Library

We had a busy year! We now have new porticos for the front and side doors, larger parking lot, wider driveway, parking lot striping with handicapped parking spaces, new shelves, new A/C units, energy efficient lighting, new computer, 6 new 23” LCD monitors, large print keyboards, scanner, color printer, and weather radio.

Wider driveway & larger parking lot

Side Entrance & Handicapped Parking

New 23" monitor beside TINY 17" monitor

 

 

 

 

 
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