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Digitizing the Past
Linda Swan’s home movie from a 1972 trip to Norway has been brought into the Digital Age.
Shot on Super 8 film, Linda no longer has to worry about deterioration over time – or her projector breaking – because she’s converting her movies at the Library.
“We have movies from when I was a kid, movies from the ‘50s through the ‘90s,” Linda said. “What I’m finding is that even though they’re old, they transfer beautifully.”
Library Art: Martyl Langsdorf
The Central Library's Second Floor is home to six art pieces from a local artist tied to a lot of local history.
Martyl Langsdorf was an acclaimed landscape artist whose work appeared in many exhibits, galleries and museums – although her most famous design was the Doomsday Clock illustration for the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists.
Locally, she was also known as the owner and caretaker of the Schweikher House, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.