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A Book for Christmas (12/9/2022)

Posted on December 8, 2022 by gmoore@ncsu.edu

What was the last book you received for Christmas? Many years ago my mother gave me a book of Sherlock Holmes stories at Christmas. I thought it was a great gift and it gave me hours of enjoyable reading. I Continue reading A Book for Christmas (12/9/2022)→

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Building Community Through a Little Free Library (12/2/2022)

Posted on November 29, 2022 by gmoore@ncsu.edu

Can you think of a project that requires little effort, doesn’t cost much, is self-perpetuating, provides a community service and brings positive recognition to your FFA or 4-H organization. A Little Free Library would accomplish that plus more! What is Continue reading Building Community Through a Little Free Library (12/2/2022)→

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FFA Libraries: Extinct or Not? (11/25/2022)

Posted on November 24, 2022 by gmoore@ncsu.edu

In the previous Friday Footnote we looked at newspaper articles published about FFA chapter libraries between 1930 and 1959. During this time span having a FFA chapter library was in the National FFA Program of Work. There were numerous newspaper Continue reading FFA Libraries: Extinct or Not? (11/25/2022)→

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Breaking News: The FFA Library… (11/18/2022)

Posted on November 15, 2022 by gmoore@ncsu.edu

Would an article in the newspaper about the FFA (Future Farmers of America) library qualify as breaking news? Apparently so. When one searches Newspapers.com (a site that indexes over 22,100 newspapers) there are numerous hits for the search term “FFA Continue reading Breaking News: The FFA Library… (11/18/2022)→

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Good Reading Materials (11/11/2022)

Posted on November 11, 2022 by gmoore@ncsu.edu

“I can think of nothing finer for the organization than to create in its members a desire to read, and to guide members in the choice of good reading materials.” The above statement was made by W. A. Ross, FFA Continue reading Good Reading Materials (11/11/2022)→

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