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This button was made for the Village of Voorheesville Centennial Celebration. Voorheesville, New York is located within the town of New Scotland in Albany County. Named after railroad attorney, Alonzo B. Voorhees, Voorheesville was incorporated in 1899 after a village grew around the crossing of two railroads.

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2001 marked the 75^th anniversary of the publication of A. A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh (1926). Milne (1882 – 1956) initially created the character of Winnie the Pooh as part of a bedtime story about his son’s stuffed animals. The stories about the adventures of a boy named Christopher Robin and his toy animals were eventually published in Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) and The House at Pooh Corner (1928). The books were illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard (1879 – 1976).

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Ike LaRue is the main character in the Ike LaRue children’s book series, written and illustrated by Mark Teague. Ike LaRue is the devilish dog hero of the series. His owner, Mrs. LaRue, sends Ike to obedience school after a number of incidents of bad behavior. But after dropping out of obedience school he is entangled in different adventures. In the book, Detective LaRue: Letters from the Investigation, Ike finds himself in jail, wrongly accused of terrorizing the Hibbins' cats and stealing their cat treats.

Mark Teague has written more than 20 picture books, as well as illustrating many other children's books. 

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This design likely refers to Tales from Catland, for Little Kittens by Tabitha Grimalkin, a juvenile fiction book which was first published in 1852. The book remains in print and digitized versions can also be found online. The story centers around three cats living in a magical land with princesses and fairies.

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The Naughty Victorian Hand Book: The Rediscovered Art of Erotic Hand Manipulation is a book written by Jeremy Bennett and Burton Silver. This book rediscovers the surprising Victorian art of “furtling” in this interactive picture book. 

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The Harry Potter series was written by J. K. Rowling. The seven books which were published between 1997 and 2007 have become bestsellers, with over 450 million copies sold worldwide. The books faced criticism for promoting magic and witchcraft, prompting frequent attempts to ban the series. The series topped the American Library Association’s list of top ten challenged books in 2001, 2002 and 2003. The group, Muggles for Harry Potter, formed in March 2000 to fight against the censorship of the Harry Potter series. The term ‘muggle’ is taken from the books and refers to people who are non-magical.

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“The Little Polar Bear” is a franchise that started as a children’s book written by Hans de Beer. The books center around a polar bear cub named Lars. One day his falls asleep on the ice, but the ice cracks and he slowly drifts away from his father and the North Pole. From there his adventures begin. The book later became an animated TV series for BBC TV in the 1990s. Then in 2001 and 2003, the franchise was revived as films. 

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The Cat in the Hat is a character from a children’s book written and illustrated by Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904 – 1991), better known by his pen name, Dr. Seuss. The Cat in the Hat was Dr. Seuss’s 13^th children’s book. Published in 1957, it was written to encourage children to read by themselves. The story is told in approximately 230 words, all of which are familiar vocabulary for beginner readers. By 1960, The Cat in the Hat had sold nearly one million copies. The success of the book inspired the creation of Beginner Books, a collection of books for children learning how to read. Other Beginner Books written by Dr. Seuss include The Cat in the Hat Comes Back, Hop on Pop, and Green Eggs and Ham.

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Brookyn: A State of Mind, is a book written by Michael W. Robbins, and edited and designed by Wendy Palitz. The book tells stories about the city of Brooklyn. It is an illustrated collection of true and original stories about life in Brooklyn past and present. The stories are contributed by Brooklynites, such as Mel Brooks, Arthur Miller, Spike Lee, and Susan Borwnmiller. 

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The American Library Association’s Film and Media Round Table (FMRT) supports video and media collections in all formats—from film and videotape to streaming and digital production—by uniting librarians, archivists, educators, scholars, and media professionals. Through advocacy, resource sharing, and professional development, FMRT promotes audiovisual content as an essential part of library services. Founded in 1876, the ALA is the world’s largest library association.

The image features a crowd wearing 3D glasses, emphasizing the theme of "viewing" and connecting to film or video watching, especially in a cinematic or immersive setting. Taken by J.R. Eyerman for Life Magazine, the photo captures audience members with 3D glasses during the premiere of “Bwana Devil,” the first full-length, color 3D film, on November 26, 1952, at Hollywood's Paramount Theater.