Stark Families Find Genealogy in Focus at Stark Library

Genealogy research results in family history. And family history often transcends geographical and chronological boundaries. Family history intertwines with community, national and world history as individual interact with each other and experience the events of their time. "I think genealogy and family history belong together," said Stephanie Houck, genealogy and special collections manager at Stark…
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Jenna Bush Hager, Wilmer Valderrama to visit Canton for Stark Library’s author series

Jenna Bush Hager, David Baldacci, Wilmer Valderrama and Kimberly Williams-Paisley will headline the 10th season of Stark Library’s Dr. Audrey Lavin Speaking of Books Author Series, which brings authors of diverse genres and backgrounds to Stark County.   The first two sessions in the series will be at the Canton Palace Theatre. In 2025, the events will move to…
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Destiny’s Child singer and author Michelle Williams speaking in Canton

Destiny's Child singer, actress and author Michelle Williams will be the featured speaker on March 7 at the Canton Palace Theatre. Williams' appearance is a partnership of the Kent State University at Stark Speaker Series and the Stark County Library Dr. Audrey Lavin Speaking of Books Author Series. Admission is free to the event at the Palace…
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Author Sandra Brown coming to Canton. New novel inspired by school shooting survivors

Sandra Brown cried when she wrote parts of her most recent novel, "Out of Nowhere," which tells the story of two strangers whose lives converge in the aftermath of a mass shooting. Brown, who has penned more than 70 New York Times bestselling books in the romance, suspense and thriller genres, was inspired to write the…
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‘Maid’ author Stephanie Land brings story of poverty and parenting

Published in "The Canton Repository" October 15, 2023 Author Stephanie Land admits to feeling the pressure of following up her memoir sensation, "Maid." "Whether or not your first book is a success, the second one ... absolutely needs to be," she told The Canton Repository in a recent phone interview. "So there's a ton of pressure…
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Stark Library to Relocate the Sandy Valley Branch

As part of Stark Library's project, Re|imagine 2.0, the Stark Library Board of Trustees announces the relocation of the Sandy Valley Branch to Southgate Shopping Center in Canton South. This announcement comes after many months of research, data collection and analysis, and meetings with community leaders and patrons. During this process, the Board and Administration…
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