Special Programs

Vision in the Valley 2012

During the Victorian era, little things counted enormously. Each word or gesture was significant as events unfolded. In the world of Charles Dickens, it is the small and ordinary events of each day which gave color to lives as they were lived.

On Tuesday, October 11th at 3 p.m.. EDT  (Noon PDT, 1 p.m.MDT , and 2 p.m. CDT)  the Lebanon County Library System, based in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, in partnership with Helping Hands for the Blind held a book discussion of The Help by Kathryn Stockett.

If you were suddenly transported to an earlier time and place, how would you cope? Would you be curious about life then and decide there was nothing you could do and accept your circumstances?

We all long for nights of uninterrupted sleep. As we grow older, difficulty going to sleep or remaining so is a common occurrence for almost half of the blind population.

When you think of Helen Keller, what is your reaction? Some feel annoyance or outrage and resent the comparison. Opinions differ from person to person concerning her contribution to our world.

If you were suddenly transported to an earlier time and place, how would you cope? Would you be curious about life then and decide there was nothing you could do and accept your circumstances?

One of the most significant decisions ever made by an American president was made by President Abraham Lincoln.
It was made public in September of 1862 and it came as a shock to North and South alike.

history student Edwin Cooney will examine the major decisions made by Abraham Lincoln our 16th president.

Beginning on February 6, 2011, Accessible World will host a new book discussion group. We will read and discuss books in the self-help or self-improvement genre.

For a change in pace, join us on November 17th when we go back to the turn of the
nineteenth century and read about Andrew Jackson and the Trail of Tears.