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Booked for Lunch Series, MAY 5th Meeting

*Author to speak on Civilian Conservation Corps*
Gladwin County District Library will host author, Bill Jamerson of Escanaba,
who will give a talk on his new book, BIG SHOULDERS. The program will be given
on Monday, May 5th at 11:30am at the Riverwalk Place. The adult
historical novel follows a year in the life of a seventeen-year-old
youth from Hamtramck who enlists in the CCC in 1937. He joins two hundred
other young men in a work camp near Raco in the eastern Upper Peninsula.
The book is a coming-of-age story where Nick tries to fend off a bully, cope
with an overbearing sergeant and try to figure who is out to frame him. Rich
in historical detail and based on a true story, the book contains humor
and suspense. When Nick discovers a thieving scoundrel, he risks his own
place in camp when he tries to expose him.
 

The Civilian Conservation Corps was a federal work program created by
President Franklin Roosevelt in the heart of The Great Depression.
During its ten year run from 1933-1942, over eighty camps in Michigan housed
nearly 90,000 young men between the ages of 17 and 21 years of age. They
planted millions of trees, fought forest fires, built state parks and county
roads.    The camps not only revitalized Michigan's natural resources but also
transformed the boys into men by teaching them discipline and work skills.

Bill Jamerson is an award-winning PBS filmmaker who wrote and
produced eleven films during the 1990's. He produced *Camp** Forgotten-The CCC
in Michigan, *which aired on over sixty stations nationwide and received
the Award of Merit from the Historical Society of Michigan. In 2000, Bill
wrote a dozen original songs about the CCC, which he performs at schools,
libraries and CCC reunions. In his talk, he will show a short clip
from his film and perform a few of his songs. For more information about the program,
please contact the library at 989-426-8221. You can learn more
about Bill's book by visiting his website at: billjamerson.com..
 

We meet at
the Riverwalk from 11:30 to 1. Lunch is available for $7.50 if
desired. Please call the Gladwin County District Library at 426-8221
to register for this program.

 

GLADWIN  

402 James Robertson Drive

Gladwin, MI 48624

Phone: (989) 426-8221

Fax: (989) 426-6958

E-mail:  Director@gladwinlibrary.org

BEAVERTON

128 West Saginaw St.

Beaverton, MI 48612

Phone: (989) 435-3981

 Fax: (989) 435-2577

Director@gladwinlibrary.org