Posts Tagged ‘Morrison-Talbott Library’
Monroe County tops 1,000 active COVID cases
Over the weekend, Monroe County’s number of active coronavirus cases, according to the local health department, seemed to have gone down. With Tuesday’s total case count topping 1,000, it is…
Read MoreWaterloo OKs tax levy increase
The Waterloo City Council approved a tax levy for the current fiscal year on Monday night, but the vote to do so was not unanimous. The tax levy request is…
Read MoreHistory digitized at Waterloo library
For patrons of Morrison-Talbott Library in Waterloo, most of the post-Civil War history of Monroe County is now just a click away. The library and Newspapers.com have completed a project…
Read MoreGenealogical Society celebrates 25 years
As the Monroe County Genealogical Society celebrates its 25th anniversary, it is taking time to reflect on how it has changed over time and its successes. Since its founding in…
Read MoreAn Eagle Scout project for the books
The COVID-19 pandemic was not enough to stop Ethan Ellis from completing his Eagle Scout project. In fact, the project created opportunity for a community effort during a time when…
Read MoreNew library director oversees change
It has been a year of change at Morrison-Talbott Library in Waterloo. In addition to changes in service due to COVID-19, construction of a major remodeling project is currently underway…
Read MoreLongtime librarian closes book on career
“A library isn’t one person. What makes a library great is all the people involved.” Those are the words of Elaine Steingrubey, one person who has helped make the Morrison-Talbott…
Read MoreWaterloo library celebrating 125 years
When Elaine Steingrubey came aboard Morrison-Talbott Library as director in 1992, she never imagined that a community treasure, now 125 years old, would have been founded on a tie-breaker vote…
Read MoreLibrary’s Lego Club builds fun for all ages
Morrison-Talbott Library in Waterloo has been reigning in dozens of kids each month with its most popular reoccurring event to date: Lego Club. Tammi Eschmann, youth services librarian, said library…
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