Lincoln Bicentennial: Live the Legacy (1809 – 2009)

Our nation will spend 2009 remembering and honoring Abraham Lincoln and his legacy.  Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States and is possibly most famous for his Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamation.

But, what do you really know about Abraham Lincoln?  Do you know that he was the tallest president?  Do you know that he was the first president born outside of the original 13 colonies?  Do you know that he was a postmaster?

Learn more about Abraham Lincoln by visiting the display in the Ramaker Library lobby.  You might be surprised by what you find there.

Ramaker Library Lobby Display

Dakota

Dakota: A Spiritual Geography by Kathleen Norris was one of the first books I read when returning to South Dakota after graduating from college in Illinois. Frankly, I did not want to be back in my home state, yet pressing family needs made my return necessary. The book helped give me a new perspective on a place I always thought of as the middle of nowhere – and certainly nowhere I wanted to be. Rather than rejecting the solitude and insularity of small town rural life, Norris shows how that solitude can be the environment that teaches us to do what Christ asks of us most: to love.

As you may know, Kathleen Norris will be visiting campus on April 9 for Northwestern College’s first Day of Learning in Community. I’m looking forward to reading this book again in preparation for her visit; it’s definitely a book that deserves a re-read.

Norris’s books, including Dakota, and works by symposium guest Jim Heynen are available at Ramaker Library. Most are currently on display in the first floor Browsing Collection.