Barton Library

06/12/2026

6-12 Today we celebrate the life of a youngster caught in the horror of the Holocaust, and yet still believed in the goodness of mankind. Her faith should inspire us all.

05/25/2026

A solemn day for those that have died for our freedom. Take a moment and say Thank you!

05/24/2026

Summertime and the living is easy, but sometimes it seems that love can elude us. This is the best advice on finding love...EVER!

05/24/2026

As our final salute to those that died for our freedom we offer the National Memorial Day Concert 2026. Check out the moving musical tributes, historical stories, and special commemorations of the nations' 250th anniversary.

Official Website: https://to.pbs.org/4iznFTa | from the U.S. Capitol, the National Memorial Day Concert features stories, tributes, and musica...

05/21/2026

Our fourth website in our Memorial Day countdown is about the Vietnam War. Check out this video on the Entire History of the Vietnam War.

Stay tuned for a site on Sunday of musical tributes to America 250 anniversary.

The Vietnam War Documentary. Support the channel by buying me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/theentirehistoryThe history of the Vietnam War encompasses a...

05/20/2026

Our third site in our Memorial Day countdown is about the Second World War. Check out this site's award winning long and short documentary films focusing on the personal stories of World War II.

The WWII Foundation produces award-winning long format HD documentary films focusing on the veterans of World War II. Tim Gray Media handles corporate and video production.

05/19/2026

Another new book! This one is speculation on what happened to the genius inventor of the diesel engine! Check it out in the New book section, until it gets moved to the TJ stacks for Mechanical Engineering and Machinery.

05/19/2026

Our second historic site in our Memorial Day countdown, is about the First World War or the Great War as it is referred to. This site covers the era of the First World War from its causes and origins to its violent aftermath.

The Great War covers the era of the First World War from its causes and origins to its violent aftermath. Jesse Alexander covers the important events that influenced the world over 100 years ago. Form 2014 - 2018, Indiana Neidell followed the main events of what is classically considered as World Wa...

05/18/2026

To help us prepare for Memorial Day we will be posting some websites with American historic wartime content for your consideration.

The first is about one of Barton county's heroines, Clara Barton. This YouTube clip gives up a quick walkthrough of the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office museum as well as its miraculous rescue from destruction in 1996.

Left abandoned in the middle of Washington, D.C. for over 80 years, Clara Barton's Missing Soldiers Office from the American Civil War was miraculously saved...

05/18/2026

Another new book! This one is considered Ecological Literature. Find it in the New book section, until it gets moved to the QH stacks for Natural History-Biology.