TODAY'S SPEAKER: Krystal Brown, Attleboro Public Library
Krystal spoke about her work with the Attleboro Library and her focus on early literacy and the importance it has on children. It affects everything from the ability to listen, learn, speaking, and writing. Literacy leads to higher self-esteem and better social skills. Those individuals tend to be more engaged and, all in all, better citizens. It really starts with parents. They really need to take the time and read with their young children every night. They need to try to light that fire of wanting to read and learn.
The library offers weekly programs for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. During school vacation weeks and the summer months, they offer programs for children of all ages. The programs include story times, crafts, family nights, and many wonderful performances. All of the programs are free. Please visit www.attleborolibrary.org for further information.
ROTO 
: Benny Benoit.......but he pulled the 3 of spades. If ever there was a time that you were going to come to a weekly Rotary lunch meeting and purchase a roto ticket now is the time. There can't be more than 15 or 20 cards left and the pool is getting up there. Just thinking out loud.
GUESTS:
1. Tom Morin, Attorney at Coogan Smith. Guest of Ed Casey.
2. Eric Priestley, Sr. Manager of Operations at Rustoleum. Guest of Amanda Adams.
3. Lindzey, Administrative Team Member at Attleboro Falls Family Dentistry. Guest of Don Pierce.
VISITING ROTARIANS: None
HAPPY BUCKS: Julie Hall gave $3 and stated "Kathi Hague really knows how to tailgate/throw parties". I guess that means we should all really be looking forward to this years Holiday Party (which is Wednesday December 13th by the way - mark your calendars).
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. Ryan O'Hanlon - The annual Hoe Down event at Plainridge, presented by the Sisters at Heart is scheduled for November 18th. Please consider buying your tickets today.
2. Jeff Nelson, Attleboro Rotary/Local High School Relationship Director. Jeff met with the Attleboro High School Interact Club liaison Gregg Finale and five students last week. They do have some planned activities and we are working to involve them with club activities. Blue Pride night is Wednesday 11/1 and Jeff will be there to talk to students that might want to be involved and have questions. Also, the annual RYLA convention continues to be a very important part of the interact experience where students say that it is life changing.
3. Bill Kelly - BETA's open house is tonight (10/25) at the Attleboro Art's Museum.
Upcoming Events:
11/4 - Attleboro Art's Museum annual Auction
11/4 - Just for the Health of It at Capron Park Zoo, sponsored by Sturdy Health
11/18 - Sisters at Heart Hoe Down at Plainridge
Fun Fact: According to some sources, the first library in the American Colonies was established sometime between 1711 and 1725 at Boston's Old State House, however it was destroyed by fire in 1747. In 1731, Benjamin Franklin and other members of the discussion club Junto founded the Library Company of Philadelphia partly as a means to settle arguments and partly as a means to advance themselves through sharing information. Franklin's "subscription library" allowed members to buy shares and combined funds were used to buy more books. In return, members could borrow books and use the library. This Library Company continues to exist today as a nonprofit, independent research library.
A town in Massachusetts named itself Franklin after the famous inventor, statesmen, etc. For this honor, Franklin donated 116 books to the town in lieu of a requested church bell. Franklin's town meeting voted to lend the books to all Franklin inhabitants free of charge in 1790, and this small collection can therefore be considered the first public library in the United States and is now known as the Franklin Public Library.
The first free public library supported by taxation in the world was the Peterborough, New Hampshire Town Library which was founded at a town meeting on April 9th, 1833. The Boston Public Library was the second, established in 1852. The first free continuous children's library in the United States was funded privately, founded in 1835 in Arlington MA.
Andrew Carnegie donated over $60 million to various public libraries throughout his life (which was an enormous sum in the late 1800's). A total of 2,509 Carnegie libraries were built between 1883 and 1929. 1,689 were built in the US, 660 in Britain and Ireland, 125 in Canada, as well as some in Australia, New Zealand, and elsewhere. By 1930, half of the American public libraries had been built by Carnegie.
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