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She met President Coolidge as a 4-H teen. She was captain of the Purdue field hockey squad. Demonstrated new ranges for Washington Gas. Raised a family on Quintana and then Huntington streets. Helped overhaul the County School Board and went on to teach math for decades at Stratford Junior High. Won a Person of Vision award from the Arlington Commission on the Status of Women. And that was just in her first 100 years.
Meet Martha Miller, now a member of the "Ten-Squared Club," a group of centenarian users of the Library's Talking Books service, which is run in conjunction with the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of Congress. She received her special pin and certificate from Arlington Public Library Director Diane Kresh at Central Library on Sept. 23.
Mrs. Miller, who turned 100 last month, has been working on her autobiography and we can't wait to have her back as an author as well as a very special Library user.
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Library Honors Arlington Icon Martha Miller at 100
She met President Coolidge as a 4-H teen. She was captain of the Purdue field hockey squad. Demonstrated new ranges for Washington Gas. Raised a family on Quintana and then Huntington streets. Helped overhaul the County School Board and went on to teach math for decades at Stratford Junior High. Won a Person of Vision award from the Arlington Commission on the Status of Women. And that was just in her first 100 years.
Meet Martha Miller, now a member of the "Ten-Squared Club," a group of centenarian users of the Library's Talking Books service, which is run in conjunction with the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of Congress. She received her special pin and certificate from Arlington Public Library Director Diane Kresh at Central Library on Sept. 23.
Mrs. Miller, who turned 100 last month, has been working on her autobiography and we can't wait to have her back as an author as well as a very special Library user.
- Become An Arlington History Expert This September
General Land Use Plan MapSeptember is full of opportunities to learn more about Arlington's fascinating history: Monday, Sept. 12 - Ed Bearss: The Role of Northern VA in the Civil War. Bearss, a resident of Arlington, is the retired chief historian...
- Library Wins Second Major Award For Arlington Reads
The Library has received a second significant award for Arlington Reads. The Virginia Public Library Directors Association has named Arlington Public Library a winner of its annual Association Award in the category of Outstanding Public Program for a...
- Talking Books For The Blind Information Sessions - March 14, 17
Eighty years ago this March, Congress established the National Library Service to lend talking books to the blind and physically handicapped free of charge. Although the program has evolved with technology from longplaying records to digital downloads,...
- 2011 Scholastic Art Show: So Much Great Work!
Wondering about the many panels of art on display at Central Library this month? Each January, the Arlington Public Library hosts a display of the Regional Scholastic Art Award, a competition which encompasses all Middle School and High School students...
- The Arlington Years: Library Wins Abbie Award For "best Place To Learn Something New"
The Arlington YearsThoughts From County Native and Arlington Public Library Director, Diane Kresh It was announced at today's County Board Meeting that Arlington Public Library was voted "Best Place to Learn Something New" in the 2009 Arlington's...