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Packhorse Librarians

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The Roosevelt era’s Works Progress Administration (WPA) is known for its numerous infrastructure projects | Geauga County Public Library

The Roosevelt era’s Works Progress Administration (WPA) is known for its numerous infrastructure projects | Geauga County Public Library

The Roosevelt era’s Works Progress Administration (WPA) is known for its numerous infrastructure projects, but it also consisted of a little-known program called the Packhorse Librarians.
Join us on Zoom to learn the story of the Packhorse Librarians, a relatively small group of women whose mission was to deliver and distribute reading materials to the far-off corners of Appalachia during the darkest hours of the Great Depression. 

Link for more information & registration: https://bit.ly/3PuoC29
Date & Time:
Wednesday, January 11th @ 7:00 p.m.

Original source can be found here.

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