On Friday, May 7th, the Excelsior Branch Library manager will be participating in a Symposium on the First White House Library at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Elizabeth Thacker-Estrada (Liz) will be presenting her research on Abigail Powers Fillmore who established the first official library in the Executive Mansion. Those of you who attended Liz's presentation at the March Arts & Culture Salon got a preview of her talk at the Library of Congress. Click here for the Library of Congress website with more information about the Symposium. Liz also contributed a chapter to The First White House Library: A History and Annotated Catalogue, published by Penn State University Press.Congratulations Liz!
