Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Sweet!
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Games of Yesteryear!
Seniors from Forever Young - Quitman will be showing Summer Readers how to play "Games of Yesteryear" this Thursday, June 13, 2013 from 2-4 p.m. at the Gov. Jim Hogg Park Pavilion, Quitman TX! Teen volunteers from Glowing Heart Camp, in Golden TX, will be helping corral the kids! Everyone is welcome, so come on out. Game list: horseshoes, washer toss, bocce ball, croquet, hopscotch, jacks, marbles, 4-square, hula hoop and others. Chiropractors will be standing by .. jk! This will be fun
Friday, June 7, 2013
Library Notes by Delene H. Allen, Director
June 12, 2013
Wood County
Democrat – Wood County, TX
Summer Reading is in full swing
at the Quitman Public Library! It’s not too late to register to “Get Your Game
On,” so stop by the library’s front desk.
There will be a game card for readers to complete in order to win game
prizes and a kid’s meal from Subway restaurant.
Activities are planned for each Thursday
in June from 2 – 4 p.m. This week’s
activity will take place Thursday, June 13th, at the Gov. Jim Hogg
Park Pavilion. Volunteers from Quitman’s Forever Young will share “Games of
Yesteryear” with the summer readers. Scheduled
games will include marbles, washers, jacks, hopscotch, jump rope, Bocce ball
and horseshoes. This activity is
designed to introduce outdoor games to our youngest readers. This information, and more, can also be found
online at www.quitmanlibrary.org.
Mark your calendar for Friday Night
Bluegrass Acoustical Jam Fever on Friday, June 14, from 6 – 9 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m. for those who want to
tune up or practice. Acoustical
musicians of all ages and skill levels are welcome, and listeners are welcome
too. Refreshments are available, but feel free to bring anything you like. For more information, call 903-952-8305 or
903-763-4191.
Library
hours are Tuesday through Friday from
10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Visit our
website at www.quitmanlibrary.org and stop by to
check out what your library has to offer.
Adult Services
The library will once again host a
6-week Summer Latino Family Literacy Program scheduled for Thursdays 10 a.m. –
noon in the conference room beginning June 6, 2013. This is a time for families to join the ESL
students for a time of learning and networking.
There will be reading and craft activities for children ages 2 –
10. For more information, contact Peggy
Lustig at 903-589-6900.
GED classes conclude for the year on
Wednesday, July 31, 2013. To learn more
about GED and ESL classes or to sign up for Fall classes, call the library.
Knitting and crochet instruction is
offered by Virginia Hoffpauir in the library’s main gallery each Thursday, 2:00
– 4:00 p.m. Bring your own supplies and
join the group for a fun time of free instruction.
Young Adult and
Children’s Services
Story Time runs
concurrently with the Q.I.S.D. calendar, and will suspend for the summer.
Advisory Board
The Quitman Public Library
Advisory Board will meet Thursday, July 11, 2013 at 6 p.m. in the Shamburger
Community Room. The public is always
welcome to attend advisory board meetings.
Friends of the
Library
The Friends of the Quitman
Public Library has concluded its 2013 season and will resume activities this
fall. Friends of the Library is an
active group of volunteers dedicated to the growth and improvement of the
library. The public is always invited to
bring a lunch and spend an hour with people who really love their library. For more information about this group, contact
the library.
Genealogy
The Wood County Genealogical Society has
concluded its 2013 season. Please visit
the society’s website at http://www.woodtxgene.com for current
events.
Ancestry.com is
now available at no charge for library patron. This subscription is provided by
a generous gift from members of the Wood County Genealogical Society.
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