Presque Isle Community Library

Arm Chair Travel: Historic Covered Bridges.... Monday, March 22nd 4pm

Thomas J. Malone Covered Bridge In Beaver Creek State Park on Echo Dell Road

Truss Type Multiple Kingpost Bridge. 42 Ft. long. Built in 1870.

Cindie Beckerleg and Ken Middleton, Presque Isle residents, have been seeking out covered bridges in the US for some time. This fall they took an extensive car trip out East and added a number of additional sites to their list of historic covered bridges. Sponsored by the Friends of the Presque Isle Community Library, this program will transport you to some of America’s best examples of historical preservation.

Here are a few factoids: Pennsylvania has more covered bridges (over 200) than any other state in the US. Vermont has more covered bridges per square mile than any other place in the world with 107 bridges. As of 2008, the longest covered bridge in the US is the Smolen-Gulf Bridge spanning the Ashtabula River near Ashtabula, Ohio. The town of Blenheim, NY has the longest single-span covered bridge in the world (232 feet) and was built in 1855. The bridge crosses the Schoharie Creek in the northern Catskills. It is one of only six “double-barreled” covered bridges in North America; that is, a bridge with two traffic lanes separated by a supporting truss.

Don’t miss this interesting travelogue narrated by Ken Middleton and Cindie Beckerleg and treats provided by the Friends of the Library on Monday, March 22nd at 4pm in the Community Center.

New! Classes

P.I. Library joins forces with Nicolet College!
Continuing Education classes offered at P.I. Library!

The Presque Isle Library has partnered with Nicolet College to bring Continuing Education classes to Presque Isle and its neighboring communities. Our first class offering was "Navigating the Internet" which was held this past June. Since that first offering, we have held several other PC Classes, including "Intro to PCs", "Beginning Adobe Photoshop Elements 7", and "Selling on EBay!". Instructor, Kathy Trzesniak said, "We had so much fun in our 'Selling on EBay!' class. We listed an item for auction and watched patiently for 7 days. Although our item did not sell, the class agreed that we would re-meet the day after Thanksgiving and relist our item, tweaking the listing, of course!"

This fall we expanded beyond just PC classes and held a photography class, "Going Digital" and a sewing class, "Mittens from Old Sweaters". Both classes were big hits. So much so, that the Friends of the Presque Isle Library have put together a Committee to look into further expansion of our class offerings. If you have classes you're interested in, we'd like to hear from you, please contact us.

For more information about upcoming classes,

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