Looking for a great Arizona read?
Check out our most popular eBooks and audiobooks here: azsos.libguides.com/readingaβ¦
Let us know which of your favorites should have made the list!
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Have you seen our newest collection of materials on the #ArizonaMemoryProject?
The Communities of Worship- Religion in Arizona collection brings together materials from our #ArizonaCollection that highlight the varied and unique faiths practiced in AZ.
go.azsos.gov/religioninaz
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It's National Read a Book Day!
Do you have one queued up to celebrate?
Find free ebooks and audiobooks for kids and adults alike at ReadingArizona.org
Or visit our Arizona Historical Books collection for some older reads: go.azsos.gov/asabooks
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In today's #WomensHistoryMonth post, we are highlighting a handful of the books about Arizona women on our eBook platform, including these shown here. ow.ly/mHhS50DIMY7
Sign up is free at ReadingArizona.org.
See how these women have shaped AZ!π©π΅
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Don't forget about our upcoming virtual Author Series next Wednesday!πποΈ
More information can be found in the official press release below and at facebook.com/events/87911492β¦
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It's National Bird Day!π¦
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Celebrate by learning about the birds at the now defunct Papago Saguaro National Monument.
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Then travel down the rabbit hole of what happened to the Papago Saguaro National Monument. ow.ly/sAvV50CRzb4
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53 years ago, Operation Haylift began in earnest after 10 days of winter storms blanketed northern Arizona after storms stranded members of the Navajo Nation, threatening the lives of tribal members and their livestock. π¨βοΈπππ
ow.ly/wR7v50CyL9a
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On this day in 1916, astronomer Percival Lowell died in Flagstaff, Arizona.ππͺππ
This biography, of the man for whom @LowellObs is named, was published just 5 years after his death and you can read it on the #ArizonaMemoryProject.
go.azsos.gov/nvdf
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On this day in 1909, the Yuma Territorial Prison closed & inmates were transferred to Florence, AZ.
We recently digitized 3 documents from our #ArizonaCollection about the Yuma Territorial Prison- two that genealogists may find useful.
go.azsos.gov/nc8j
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September is Library Card Sign Up Month!π
We have hundreds of books about Arizona that you can read or listen to until you can get your library card.
Here's a short video to see what ReadingArizona.org is about!
youtu.be/A135FQuOwN4
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Time for a pop quiz! π
This is a list of some of our most popular non-fiction titles on Reading Arizona. Can you guess which of these 10 titles is our most popular?
Check back tomorrow morning for the answer! The visit ReadingArizona.org to sign up!
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Looking for more new voices to read about? Reading Arizona has you covered. π
Firs visit ow.ly/Mf8d50AqOEG to learn how you can sign up for a FREE account.
Then check out our Arizona Voices Featured List to see all the titles.
ow.ly/2lDn50AqONR
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Those familiar with the area of McDowell Road and 7th Avenue know that the My Florist sign has been a mainstay for decades.
We found an image of the sign from the 1957 Phoenix city directory.
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Read more here: ow.ly/kBNJ50AldWe
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Feeling lonely during quarantine? Getting ready to take the plunge & buy your first indoor cactus? π΅π
Then you should read Cactus Culture for Amateurs from 1920 in our Arizona Historical Books collection on the #ArizonaMemoryProject
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We are so excited to have digitized this gorgeous book & to now share it with you! π£π
Everything you wanted to know about life in the A.T. is here, the illustrations are beautiful & this book contains genealogical gold.
Read more: ow.ly/H5Oj50Al9ML
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We are SO excited about this newest collection- what a resource for those amateur & professional genealogists out there!!! π΅οΈββοΈπ
Check out the official press release from @SecretaryHobbs on our City Directories from Arizona collection!
go.azsos.gov/azcitydirectoriβ¦
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Poke around AZ history long enough-- especially if you are interested in stories of gunmen, the Old West, and murder-- & you encounter Charles P. Stanton, often on lists of famous outlaws.
Read more about this book recommendation here: ow.ly/LKRH50zJjC1
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On this day in 1804, the expedition of Lewis & Clark began.
Their story inspired numerous movies and books, like these that written for younger children in 1897 and 1902.
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Written by Ethel Stiffler Carpenter, the letters were written to family members back east & compiled & edited by her son 80 years later. Ethel was a botanist that taught at @uarizona & her husband Edward worked there as an astronomer.
go.azsos.gov/mcqy
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May is National Tavern Month! πΊπ»π·π₯πΉπΈ
While we can't celebrate at our favorite taverns just yet, we can celebrate the liquor and beverage industry by sharing our holdings of the Arizona Beverage Journal: 1937-1978
ow.ly/6i9z50zcKpn
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