[Publib] Programming for Boomers

Kevin Okelly KOkelly at minlib.net
Thu Aug 2 12:43:30 EDT 2007


Ken Burns made a WWII documentary and didn't cover the Code Talkers?

Wow. 

Kevin O'Kelly
Reference and Cataloging Librarian
Somerville Public Library
79 Highland Ave.
Somerville, MA 02143
(617)-623-5000


-----Original Message-----
From: Mary Donley <marydonley at yahoo.com>
To: elizabeth fraser <kcplmove at gmail.com>, publib at webjunction.org
Cc: 
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 09:28:59 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: [Publib] Programming for Boomers

> Elizabeth,
> 
> You do realize that hispanics and native Americans
> were completely ignored in this documentary and have
> been protesting for inclusion for at least 6 months!
> If you show it, I hope you will point this out.
> More than 500,000 latinos served in WWII, including
> more than 10 Medal of Honor winners.  Maybe no one
> in Charleston cares about this, but many of us do.
> 
> Mary
> 
> --- elizabeth fraser <kcplmove at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi
> >    You might think about the new Ken Burns programs
> > coming up this fall.  We
> > have a number planned including a forum with WW II
> > veterans discussing their
> > experiences.  We'll be serving cookies from a WWII
> > ration cookbook.  :)
> >   Our local PBS has a bunch of materials they are
> > sharing with us in
> > preparation.
> > 
> > Elizabeth
> > 
> > -- 
> > Elizabeth Fraser
> > Reference Services Head
> > Kanawha County Public Library
> > 123 Capitol St
> > Charleston WV 25301
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> 
> 
> Mary A. Donley 
> Reference Supervisor 
> Lark Branch Library 
> 2601 Lark Avenue 
> McAllen, TX 78504 
> 956-688-3320 voice 
> 956-688-3346 fax 
> mdonley at mcallen.net 
> marydonley at yahoo.com 
> 
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>   --Oscar Wilde
> 
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