Happy New Year 2013!

It’s a Happy New Year at the Quitman Public Library! Each month, staff member Melissa Frosch carefully selects media that highlights a particular theme, and prepares a display for the patron’s enjoyment.  This month, her theme focuses on New Year’s resolutions of being “Healthier, Wealthier, and Wiser.”  

            The Quitman Public Library Advisory Board recently accepted the resignation of R.T. Bridges who completed two terms as Chairman. Mayor Jerry Edwards and the Quitman City Council have approved of and appointed Dorothy Harbin to serve.   The next meeting is scheduled March 14, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. 

English as a Second Language (ESL) and GED classes are back in session Thursdays from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. The class is taught by Sandra Grider. 

Knitting instruction is offered by Virginia Hoffpauir in the library’s main gallery each Thursday, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.  Virginia has over 45 years of experience in hand-knitting, can teach all levels, and can unravel almost any snag. Bring your own supplies and join the group for a fun time of free instruction. 

The Wood County TX Genealogical Society will continue its guest-speaker series that focuses on the families and histories of smaller communities in Wood County.  Recent guests have talked about growing up in Pine Mills and the Cartwright community. Join the group when it meets Monday, January 21, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. when the meeting will  focus on Alba-Golden and the Rhoads community.  Attendees will discover that Alba was once the largest settlement in the area due to its coal mines and boasted having the first automobile owner in Wood County.

            The library is hosting Acoustical Bluegrass Jams on the 2^nd Friday of each month 5-9p.m. The public is invited to join in and play, sing, or just listen.  It’s free and lots of fun!  Next one is January 11, 2013!

New Books to Arrive:

Invisible by Carla Buckley, Collateral Damage by Stuart Woods, Threat Vector by Tom Clancy, Two Graves by Preston & Child, The Giving Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini, Mad River by John Sanford, Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell, Against the Odds by Kat Martin, Big Sky River by Linda Lael Miller, Heart of a Hero Series (Trilogy) by Shelley Gray, Aftershock by Jill Sorenson.

Happy New Year!!

From: Delene, Melissa, Mallory, Allyson, Martha & Virginia