September is National
Library Card Sign-Up Month to remind people that one of the most important
learning tools is a library card. Patron
cards are available for those residents who can provide proof of residence in
Wood County and photo identification. A
guardian must sign for children ages 5-17.
This month also marks
the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attack, and the library is honoring
this tragic event with a media display near the check-out area.
Friday Night Bluegrass Jam Fever is always on the
second Friday of the month at the Quitman Public Library. The next acoustical jam is Friday, September 13,
6 - 9 p.m. Come early to tune up. Acoustic musicians of all ages and musical
levels are invited to join in, and listeners are always welcome. Refreshments will be available. For more
information, call 903-952-8305.
Regular hours are Tuesday
through Friday from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Call 903-763-4191 for more information
or visit our website at www.quitmanlibrary.org. Stop by soon and check out what your library has to offer.
Adult Services
English as a Second Language (ESL) classes will
resume Thursday, October 3, 2013 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. and will run
concurrently with the Q.I.S.D. holiday schedule. ESL and GED classes are taught by Sandra
Grider, Certified Instructor.
Knitting and crochet instructor, Virginia
Hoffpauir, invites everyone to bring their own supplies and join her group for
a fun time of free instruction. Stop by
the library’s main gallery each Thursday, 2 – 4 p.m. to join the session. All
levels welcome.
Young Adult and Children’s
Services
Story Time is back! Join us at the Quitman Public
Library, 202 East Goode Street, Quitman TX each Friday from 11a.m - noon for an
hour of story time activities. The program is designed for young readers and
home-school students, however anyone who wants to hear is a great story is
welcome. Elizabeth Soutendijk, who works with Gateway to Libraries - Reading
Literacy, has designed a wonderful thematic program that teaches as well as
entertains. For more information, call 903-763-BOOK
Friends of the Library
The Friends are accepting donations
of books of all types in preparation for the Annual Friends of the Library Book
Sale scheduled for October. In addition
to books, the Friends will accept movies, magazines, video games, board games
and jigsaw puzzles. Call the library for
drop-off information.
Friends of the Library is an active group of men
and women dedicated to the growth and improvement of the library. The Friends invite the public to join them each
2nd Tuesday of the month at noon in the Shamburger Community
Room.
Officers for the 2013-14 year are
Teresa Meeks - President; Tony Ragsdale - Vice President and Program Chairman,
Diane Moseley – Secretary, Melba Hargrave - Hospitality Chairperson, and Annette
Wilbourn - Treasurer.
Genealogy
The Wood County Genealogical Society invites
visitors to the library’s genealogy department to view family files and records
of early settlers of Wood County. We
offer Wi-Fi, and you may research online genealogical records using
Ancestry.com, Heritage Quest, Newspaperarchive.com, Geni, and the library’s
database of digitized images. Also
available is a microfilm reader/printer for viewing the Wood County Democrat
(1914-2011).
Please visit the society’s website at
http://www.woodtxgene.com for more information including current events.
New Arrivals
Large
Print arrivals: War Relic by Mackey Murdock, Bad man’s Range by Jackson Cole,
The Red Raider by William Colt MacDonald, Redemption: Hunters by James
Reasoner, Luke Jensen, Bounty Hunter by William W. with J.A. Johnstone
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