<h2>Anniversary Publications<br /></h2>
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<h3><em>SIUE, The First 50 Years: Transforming a Region</em></h3>
<em>SIUE, The First 50 Years: Transforming a Region</em> book, written and compiled by Edward Meridian, 224 Pages. "As a possibility, before it became a reality, a university located on the rolling hills and bluffs near Edwardsville sprang from the efforts of a young and progressive group of community leaders..."<br /><em>SIUE, The First 50 Years: Transforming a Region</em> is available through the <a href="http://www.siuebookstore.com/wum4/viewer?ACTION=ProductView&CategoryID=31&ProductID=2070">SIUE University Bookstore</a> for $25.00. </td>
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<h3><em>The Mississippi River Festival</em></h3>
Written by Dr. Stephen Kerber, associate professor and SIUE University archivist and special collections librarian for the Louisa H. Bowen Archives at Lovejoy Library, and Amanda Bahr-Evola, senior library specialist in the Archives. A volume in the Images of America series from Arcadia Publishing, The Mississippi River Festival is available for $19.99 at local bookstores, including the <a href="http://www.siuebookstore.com/wum4/viewer?ACTION=ProductView&CategoryID=31&ProductID=723"> SIUE University Bookstore</a>. All royalties from sales of the book go directly to the Friends of Lovejoy Library, a support organization for the SIUE library.. </td>
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