On Monday, the Briggs Lawrence County Public Library will offer history, music, culture and entertainment all rolled into one.

The library will host the Mark Twain Program by Upriver Music at 2 p.m. at the Ironton library. Upriver Music’s presentation consists of Celtic and folk music, with several different instruments including a piano, guitars, a fiddle, harmonica, an Irish whistle, banjos and a mandolin. During the program, there will be stories about Samuel Clemons, better known as Mark Twain, quotes by him and elements of the time period he was from.

“We will read a short reading from his book, “Tom Sawyer” and some of the quotes Samuel Clemons spoke when he was famous,” said Teresa Morrison, who with Dan Moorefield make up Upriver Music.

Morrison said they love the music and introducing the music and instruments to people who haven’t heard it before.

The Mark Twain Program was put together by Upriver Music themselves.

“We both loved the book ‘Tom Sawyer.’ It was kind of a life-changing event for Dan when he was 12,” Teresa said. She said they were asked to do a performance around the anniversary of his death and they began to do some research.

“We got to looking at his life around that time period and thought it’s a wonderful story and we should share this,” she said.

She added that it is a program everyone can enjoy. She said older people will like the program for its history and younger people will like the different music style.

“We really love it when parents or grandparents bring kids to the program and families sit together and enjoy the same thing for different reasons,” she said.

The event is free and open to the public. Following the program, there will be an opportunity for questions and discussion, as well as a time for children to try out some of the instruments. This is the first time Upriver Music has performed at the Ironton library, and Lori Shafer, adult services librarian, is glad for the opportunity to have the event.

“It’s always good to learn about different things,” Shafer said. “For me it’s entertainment. How often do you get to see people playing instruments in front of you without paying a lot of money?

“Most people are familiar with Mark Twain, but it’s an opportunity to see him from that perspective and the music and the culture and how it affected him,” she said.