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McHistory goes back in time to explore big moments and small stories from McLean County history. McHistory episodes can be heard periodically on WGLT's Sound Ideas.
It's cliche but children are the future. Bloomington's Clara Louise Kessler passionately lived that.
She went by Louise. Kessler got her start as a kindergarten teacher on Bloomington's west side and went on to serve more than three decades as a children's librarian who tried to foster and fulfill the literary and creative needs of young people. Kessler also became a published lyricist for more than 50 children's songs.
“When one looks at the cultural life of the Twin Cities in the first half of the 20th century, Kessler figures prominently,” said Bill Kemp, librarian and archivist at the McLean County Museum of History.
