The Journey of Mollie’s War watch party to take place at Hennepin library

May 8 is 80th anniversary of V-E Day

The Hennepin branch of the Putnam County Public Library District is at 214 N. Fourth St., and the phone number is 815-925-7020.

The Hennepin branch of the Putnam County Library District will host The Journey of Mollie’s War: WACs and WWII Zoom and watch party at the library.

Cyndee Schaffer uses excerpts from her mother’s letters written home during World War II to provide a romantic yet frightful glimpse into the life of a woman in uniform during this crucial time in history. Schaffer will detail her mother’s experiences from basic training in 1943 to a dramatic image of seeing the Statue of Liberty amid darkness in November 1945, when she returned home.

May 8 is the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day.

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