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The Republic Branch Library is closed until the new facility opens on Monday, Feb. 2. The Drive-Thru will open on Monday, Jan. 12.

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All Library branches will be closed and the Mobile Library will not make its scheduled stops on Monday, Jan. 19, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Black Culture Week 1981

  • Springfield-Greene Library District
  • Jul 26, 2024
  • 1 min read

Updated: Dec 10, 2024

"The Reverend Rufus Walker of the Washington Avenue Baptist Church and the Reverend Vance Jenkins of the Mount Eagle Baptist Church share a laugh with David Hutchinson at a dinner in Drury College’s Findlay Student Center in honor of the Washington Avenue Baptist Church. The Monday Evening event was part of Black Culture Week."


Daily News, February 17, 1981


Throughout the week BUIC planned multiple events, including: a dinner in honor of Washington Avenue Baptist Church; a service honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.; an exhibit of sculpture; showing of the movies 'A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich', 'The Man', and 'Stormy Weather;’ a fashion show; talent show; and a dance.

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