Out of This World!

20 February
On this day in 1962, John Glenn became the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth. Learn more about it here.

Check out John Glenn’s memoir at the BSC Library!

Celebrating Huck Finn

135 years ago today, on February 18, 1885, Mark Twain (pen name of Samuel Clemens) published The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, in the U.S. [Note: It was first published in December 1884 in the United Kingdom.] To learn more about Mark Twain and his works, click here.

Cover from the original U.S. edition, 1885, with illustrations by E.W. Kemble.

Presidents Day Holiday Hours

• Saturday, February 15 – Monday, February 17 — CLOSED
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