The Alabama Humanities Foundation is celebrating the state’s bicentennial with a 19-month traveling exhibition on state history, culture and geography that will visit every county in Alabama. The Limestone County stop is only a few days away.

“Making Alabama: A Bicentennial Traveling Exhibit” will be at the Athens-Limestone County Public Library from Nov. 5–17. This is the exhibit’s only stop in the county.

Visitors can explore the collection of collages, interactive tablets and historical audio medley in the prefunction area and community room of the library at 603 S. Jefferson St. in Athens. On Nov. 8, Joyce and Jim Cauthen will discuss and perform old-time fiddle and banjo music starting at 5 p.m.

At 5:30 p.m. Nov. 15, James Pate will talk about early Alabama history and state historian Albert Pickett. Through the displays and performances, AHF and the library hope to tell the story of Alabama and convey a message of hope about the future, according to a press release.

“We are honored to be a part of this epic undertaking,” said AHF Executive Director Armand DeKeyser.

Kristopher Reisz, the library’s head of programs and events, said all ages are invited to the event. While the exhibit itself is not geared toward small children, there will be crafts and activities available, Reisz said.

“We’ll have little Alabama-shaped magnets they can color and decorate, and we’ll have coloring sheets with some facts, things like that,” Reisz said.

The free exhibit is open during library hours, which are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.

“This is the largest exhibit we’ve ever had at the library,” Reisz said. “We’ve tried to have something for every Alabamian, from home-school groups to history buffs to music lovers.”

The “Making Alabama” tour started in April and will continue through December 2019. Specific dates are not yet available yet, though stops are planned for Rogersville Town Hall in Lauderdale County in March 2019, Huntsville Botanical Garden in Madison County in June 2019 and Alabama Center for the Arts in Morgan County in December 2019.