Debates exhibit will be on display at Bement library

BEMENT – A free traveling exhibit on the history of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates is coming to the Bement Township Library this week.

Hal Smith, director of the Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition, announced Friday that the Bement Library has been selected as the first stop for the traveling exhibit.

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