Friends Of Rathbun Memorial Library

08/23/2026

08/23/2026

On this day in 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified, prohibiting the denial of the right to vote on the basis of s*x. The Library holds the records and library collection of the National Woman’s Party, which was instrumental in getting the legislation passed.

This collection includes hundreds of digitized photographs, showing party members, picket lines and protests. Explore the collection. ⬇️
https://www.loc.gov/collections/women-of-protest/about-this-collection/?loclr=fbloc

Image: Photograph of Alison Turnbull Hopkins with banner, "Mr. President How long must women wait for liberty," picketing for suffrage outside White House gate. January 30, 1917. Photograph published in "The Suffragist."

08/23/2026

Or like me, one day you might be trying to work those scraps of paper into a workable anthology for others to read! 🫣😅

08/18/2026

Bowie is back!
In celebration of ALA’s 150th anniversary, we’re bringing back the iconic David Bowie READ poster, first released in 1987. One of the first celebrities to pose for the READ campaign, Bowie was an avid reader and a true library fan.
This is a limited-run reprint, so grab yours while supplies last.
https://bit.ly/4ws9GWo

08/18/2026

Some books stay on your shelf long after you've stopped reading them. ❤️ Do you hold onto your books forever, or are you a "let them go" person?

“It is often much harder to get rid of books than it is to acquire them. They stick to us in that pact of need and oblivion we make with them, witnesses to a moment in our lives we will never see again.” ― Carlos María Domínguez