Shelf Life: Two Key People in the Making of the Modern Public Library

Location: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Shoals, 1332 North Pine Street, Florence, AL 35630

May 18, 2025 - May 18, 2025
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  • May 18, 2025 - May 18, 2025
  • Toni M. Brooks
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In this presentation, Dolores tells the surprising life stories of two people who helped shaped the future of the modern public library: Melvil Dewey, father of the Dewey Decimal Classification system, and Andrew Carnegie, sometimes called the patron saint of public libraries.

*This event is proudly sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Montgomery