Cape Coral library explores area history

  • 2014-11-05
During November, people young and old in Cape Coral will find plenty to do at the regional branch of the library.

Activities range from blood drives to book discussions, as well as programs for children and an exhibition that focuses on the history of Cape Coral.

‘From Pioneers to Paradise’ is an exhibit that takes visitors on a tour of the history of the city. It begins with the people who first built homesteads in the area and started developing roads and bridges, and finishes up with the Rosen brothers, who further developed the town into what it is today.

The exhibition is open every day the library is open during this month. The library could use flyer printing to let patrons of the library, as well as other visitors, know about the exhibit.

The author Pat Molter Emerson, who wrote ‘From Pioneers to Paradise’, will visit the library on November 8, at 2:00 pm, to discuss what life was like for the area's homesteaders in the era after the Civil War and into the 1920s.

On November 14, volunteers will have the chance to help others during a bloodmobile. A Big Red Bus will be at the library from noon until 4:00 pm.

Programming for high school and middle school students during November includes a book discussion at 4:00 pm on November 17. The book this month is ‘The Living’. On November 19, aspiring thespians are encouraged to check out the drama club at the library.