Crete Public Library

Crete Public Library

Address
1515 Forest Ave.
Crete, NE 68333 United States Get Directions

Events at this venue

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  • Old photo of dozens of children in their best clothes arranged near the back of a passenger rail car.

    When Orphan Trains Went West: Crete

    Crete Public Library 1515 Forest Ave., Crete, NE, United States

    Novelist and humanities scholar Alison Moore and singer/songwriter Phil Lancaster have combined audio visual elements, historical fiction and musical ballads into a collaborative performance that brings the Orphan Train movement, a largely-unknown chapter in American history, to public awareness. The presentation tells the story of the 250,000 orphans and unwanted children who were put on […]

  • Czech-Americans in Nebraska

    Crete Public Library 1515 Forest Ave., Crete, NE, United States

    Speaker: Bruce Garver Sponsored by the Friends of the Crete Public Library

  • Behind The Meaning of Names

    Crete Public Library 1515 Forest Ave., Crete, NE, United States

    Speaker: Karen Shoemaker Sponsored by the Crete Public Library

  • Bones of Paradise: A Novel Examined

    Crete Public Library 1515 Forest Ave., Crete, NE, United States

    Jonis Agee discusses her book, "Bones of Paradise." It is the 2022 One Book One Nebraska title.

  • Andrew Carnegie

    Crete Public Library 1515 Forest Ave., Crete, NE, United States

    Speaker: Thomas King Sponsored by the Southeast Library System

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