<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[A Life in Libraries]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[cbecker53]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/author/cbecker53/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Library Photo of the Month&#8211;December 2016]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>A May road trip took us to several public libraries in nearby small communities. One is the charming Black Earth Public Library.</p>
<p><a href="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0606.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="7170" data-permalink="https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/2016/12/01/library-photo-of-the-month-december-2016/img_0606/" data-orig-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0606.jpg" data-orig-size="3264,2448" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1463833562&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;latitude&quot;:&quot;43.137844444444&quot;,&quot;longitude&quot;:&quot;-89.748352777778&quot;}" data-image-title="front door" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0606.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0606.jpg?w=1024" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7170" src="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0606.jpg?w=300&#038;h=225" alt="front door" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0606.jpg?w=300&amp;h=225 300w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0606.jpg?w=600&amp;h=450 600w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0606.jpg?w=150&amp;h=113 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><!--more-->The Village of Black Earth isn&#8217;t large, and neither is the library, nestled inside the Village Office building.  <a href="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0603.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="7175" data-permalink="https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/2016/12/01/library-photo-of-the-month-december-2016/img_0603/" data-orig-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0603.jpg" data-orig-size="3264,2448" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1463833494&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00051203277009729&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;latitude&quot;:&quot;43.137894444444&quot;,&quot;longitude&quot;:&quot;-89.748038888889&quot;}" data-image-title="outside" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0603.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0603.jpg?w=1024" class="wp-image-7175 size-medium aligncenter" src="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0603.jpg?w=300&#038;h=225" alt="outside" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0603.jpg?w=300&amp;h=225 300w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0603.jpg?w=600&amp;h=450 600w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0603.jpg?w=150&amp;h=113 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
<p>But as you can see, it is full of light, and pleasantly decorated.</p>
<p><a href="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_06041.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="7172" data-permalink="https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/2016/12/01/library-photo-of-the-month-december-2016/img_06041/" data-orig-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_06041.jpg" data-orig-size="3264,2448" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1463833536&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;latitude&quot;:&quot;43.137852777778&quot;,&quot;longitude&quot;:&quot;-89.748269444444&quot;}" data-image-title="shelves" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_06041.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_06041.jpg?w=1024" class="alignright wp-image-7172" src="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_06041.jpg?w=288&#038;h=216" alt="shelves" width="288" height="216" srcset="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_06041.jpg?w=288&amp;h=216 288w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_06041.jpg?w=576&amp;h=432 576w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_06041.jpg?w=150&amp;h=113 150w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_06041.jpg?w=300&amp;h=225 300w" sizes="(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px" /></a> <a href="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0605.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="7171" data-permalink="https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/2016/12/01/library-photo-of-the-month-december-2016/img_0605/" data-orig-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0605.jpg" data-orig-size="3264,2448" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1463833545&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;latitude&quot;:&quot;43.137813888889&quot;,&quot;longitude&quot;:&quot;-89.748283333333&quot;}" data-image-title="mural" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0605.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0605.jpg?w=1024" class="alignleft wp-image-7171" src="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0605.jpg?w=272&#038;h=204" alt="mural " width="272" height="204" srcset="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0605.jpg?w=272&amp;h=204 272w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0605.jpg?w=544&amp;h=408 544w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0605.jpg?w=150&amp;h=113 150w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/img_0605.jpg?w=300&amp;h=225 300w" sizes="(max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px" /></a></p>
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<p>Read more about Black Earth, and its bustling little library:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.blackearthlibrary.org/" target="_blank">Black Earth Public Library</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.blackearthwisconsin.com/" target="_blank">Village of Black Earth</a></li>
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