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North Platte Canteen

Rosalie Lippincott

This 2014 year, Nebraska has chosen the book "Once Upon a Town: The Miracle of the North Platte Canteen" by Bob Greene as its "One Book One Nebraska "read." Come down to the library and meet Rosalie Lippincott as she talks about her experiences of working at the North Platte Canteen during her teen years serving meals to World War II U.S. service members who passed through on troop trains. If you would like to check out a copy of the book and read it prior to this event, just drop on by the library and our staff will assist you with locating a copy for check out. For questions call the Grand Island Public Library at 308-385-5333 and ask for Kathleen Nonneman
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