PROVO -- Provo has earned recognition as a Preserve America community from first lady Laura Bush. U.S. Department of Agriculture representative Yenie Tran will present a certificate to Mayor Lewis Billings at a celebration Wednesday at 10 a.m. on the front lawn of the Provo City Library, 550 N.

By Laura Hancock Deseret Morning News OREM -- On the second floor of the Provo City Library at Academy Square, volunteers are opening up a world with Abraham Lincoln, Anne Frank and Helen Keller to adults who haven't had much exposure to them. The adults cannot read beyond a seventh-grade level.

PROVO -- The Women's Legislative Council of Utah County will meet Thursday from 9:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Provo City Library at Academy Square, 550 N. University Ave. Ted Boyer, public service commissioner for the state of Utah, will be the featured speaker. The meeting is open to the public.