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Year: 2024

Storywalk on the SNETT: Bright Winter Night

Posted on: December 31, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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Storywalk on the SNETT: Bright Winter Night

The new book on the storywalk is Bright Winter Night, written by Alli Brydon and illustrated by Ashling Lindsay. The…

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Apollo 7 Landed on the Moon (Dec. 11, 1972)

Posted on: December 18, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Apollo 7 Landed on the Moon (Dec. 11, 1972)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Apollo 7 Landed on the Moon (Dec. 11, 1972)

Posted on: December 11, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Apollo 7 Landed on the Moon (Dec. 11, 1972)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Pan Am Ended its Operations (Dec. 4, 1991)

Posted on: December 4, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Pan Am Ended its Operations (Dec. 4, 1991)

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Storywalk on the SNETT: Pete the Cat Saves Christmas

Posted on: December 2, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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Storywalk on the SNETT: Pete the Cat Saves Christmas

The new book on the storywalk is Pete the Cat Saves Christmas by Eric Litwin, with art by James Dean.…

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Alger Hiss Released from Prison (Nov. 27, 1954)

Posted on: November 27, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Alger Hiss Released from Prison (Nov. 27, 1954)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: The Whale Ship “Essex” Sunk by a Whale (November 20, 1820)

Posted on: November 21, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: The Whale Ship “Essex” Sunk by a Whale (November 20, 1820)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Holland Tunnel Opened (November 13, 1927)

Posted on: November 13, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Holland Tunnel Opened (November 13, 1927)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Lincoln Elected (November 6, 1860)

Posted on: November 6, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Lincoln Elected (November 6, 1860)

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Storywalk on the SNETT: The Pet Potato

Posted on: October 30, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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Storywalk on the SNETT: The Pet Potato

The new book on the storywalk is The Pet Potato, written by Losh Lacey and illustrated by Momoko Abe. I…

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Orson Welles broadcast War of the Worlds (October 30, 1938)

Posted on: October 30, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Orson Welles broadcast War of the Worlds (October 30, 1938)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: First National Women’s Rights Convention in Worcester, MA (October 23, 1850)

Posted on: October 23, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: First National Women’s Rights Convention in Worcester, MA (October 23, 1850)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: John Brown attacked Harpers Ferry (October 16, 1859)

Posted on: October 16, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: John Brown attacked Harpers Ferry (October 16, 1859)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Roger Williams banished from MA (October 9, 1639)

Posted on: October 9, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Roger Williams banished from MA (October 9, 1639)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: 12th Amendment added to the Constitution (September 25, 1804)

Posted on: September 25, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: 12th Amendment added to the Constitution (September 25, 1804)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: George Washington laid the Capitol Cornerstone (September 18, 1793)

Posted on: September 18, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: George Washington laid the Capitol Cornerstone (September 18, 1793)

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Storywalk on the SNETT: Too Many Pumpkins

Posted on: September 17, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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Storywalk on the SNETT: Too Many Pumpkins

The new book on the storywalk is Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White. Rebecca Estelle has hated pumpkins ever since…

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: First Secretary of the Treasury (September 11, 1789)

Posted on: September 11, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: First Secretary of the Treasury (September 11, 1789)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: U-Boat attacks USS Greer (September 4, 1941)

Posted on: September 4, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: U-Boat attacks USS Greer (September 4, 1941)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: I Have A Dream (August 28, 1963)

Posted on: August 28, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: I Have A Dream (August 28, 1963)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: First Lincoln-Douglas Debate (August 21, 1858)

Posted on: August 21, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: First Lincoln-Douglas Debate (August 21, 1858)

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Storywalk on the SNETT: What Can You Do With A Rock?

Posted on: August 13, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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Storywalk on the SNETT: What Can You Do With A Rock?

The current featured book is What Can You Do With A Rock? by Pat Zietlow Miller. You can skip them. You can…

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: FDR Signed the Social Security Act (August 14, 1935)

Posted on: August 7, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: FDR Signed the Social Security Act (August 14, 1935)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Kellog Briand Pact (July 24, 1929)

Posted on: July 24, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Kellog Briand Pact (July 24, 1929)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Telstar Launched (July 10, 1962)

Posted on: July 10, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Telstar Launched (July 10, 1962)

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Storywalk on the SNETT: Sheep in a Jeep

Posted on: July 8, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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Storywalk on the SNETT: Sheep in a Jeep

The current featured book is Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw. After last month’s dense and heady (but beautiful) read, we…

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Bits & Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee : Revolutionary War Soldiers

Posted on: July 3, 2024December 10, 2025 - Simon Fairfield Public Library Archive
Post Tags: Archive, Bits and Pieces, History, Revolutionary War Soldiers, Soldiers' Monument
Bits & Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee : Revolutionary War Soldiers

I was given a 4th of July assignment by Justin.  He asked that I put up a quick post of…

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army (July 3, 1775)

Posted on: July 3, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army (July 3, 1775)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Cyclone! (June 26, 1927)

Posted on: June 26, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Cyclone! (June 26, 1927)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981)

Posted on: June 12, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Orient Express (June 5, 1883)

Posted on: June 5, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Orient Express (June 5, 1883)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Constitution Ratified by RI (May 29, 1790)

Posted on: May 29, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Constitution Ratified by RI (May 29, 1790)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Lassen Peak Eruption (May 22, 1915)

Posted on: May 22, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg:  Lassen Peak Eruption (May 22, 1915)

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Storywalk on the SNETT: What do you do with an idea?

Posted on: May 21, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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Storywalk on the SNETT: What do you do with an idea?

The current featured book is What do you do with an idea? by Kobi Yamada. What do ideas become? Big…

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Goodbye, Standard Oil (May 15, 1911)

Posted on: May 15, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg:  Goodbye, Standard Oil (May 15, 1911)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: The Beatles released Let It Be (May 8, 1970)

Posted on: May 8, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg:  The Beatles released Let It Be (May 8, 1970)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: The Great Exhibition (May 1, 1851)

Posted on: May 1, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: The Great Exhibition (May 1, 1851)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Lochner V. New York (April 17,1905)

Posted on: April 17, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Lochner V. New York (April 17,1905)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Maximilian or Austria becomes Emporor of Mexico (April 10, 1864)

Posted on: April 10, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Maximilian or Austria becomes Emporor of Mexico (April 10, 1864)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: The Marshall Plan (April 3, 1948)

Posted on: April 3, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: The Marshall Plan (April 3, 1948)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Six Frigates (March 27, 1794)

Posted on: March 27, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Six Frigates (March 27, 1794)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Uncle Tom’s Cabin (March 20, 1852)

Posted on: March 20, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Uncle Tom’s Cabin (March 20, 1852)

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Storywalk on the SNETT: I Want My Hat Back

Posted on: March 19, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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Storywalk on the SNETT: I Want My Hat Back

The current featured book is I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen. More information here!

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Bits & Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee: Harrison Campaign Banner

Posted on: March 6, 2024December 10, 2025 - Simon Fairfield Public Library Archive
Post Tags: Archive, Bits and Pieces, Edwin Moore, History, William Henry Harrison Campaign Banner
Bits & Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee: Harrison Campaign Banner

In 1995, the Bancroft Public Library in Hopedale held The Mill Town : A Photography Exhibit. Recently, the Bancroft Library gave…

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: McCulloch v Maryland (March 6, 1819)

Posted on: March 6, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: McCulloch v Maryland (March 6, 1819)

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Storywalk on the SNETT Updated

Posted on: February 22, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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Storywalk on the SNETT Updated

The current featured book is Winter Walk by Virginia Brimhall Snow. Slide, step ,and stomp through the snow with Grammy…

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Communist Manifesto (February 21, 1848)

Posted on: February 21, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Communist Manifesto (February 21, 1848)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Bonfire of Vanities (February 7, 1497)

Posted on: February 7, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Bonfire of Vanities (February 7, 1497)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Unrestricted Submarine Warfare (January 31, 1917)

Posted on: January 31, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Unrestricted Submarine Warfare (January 31, 1917)

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Storywalk on the SNETT Updated

Posted on: January 25, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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Storywalk on the SNETT Updated

The current featured book is A Loud Winter’s Nap by Katy Hudson. Tortoises don’t like winter. Why? They just don’t.…

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Gold! (January 24, 1848)

Posted on: January 24, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Gold! (January 24, 1848)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Wake Island Takeover (January 17, 1899)

Posted on: January 17, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Wake Island Takeover (January 17, 1899)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Common Sense (January 10, 1776)

Posted on: January 10, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Common Sense (January 10, 1776)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Excommunication of Martin Luther (January 3, 1521)

Posted on: January 3, 2024 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Excommunication of Martin Luther (January 3, 1521)

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