December 18, 2013
Wood County Democrat – Wood County,
TX
Join us
Friday, December 20, 2013 for “An Acoustical Christmas Night” Concert with Shea
Birdwell and Rafael Espinoza live at the Shamburger Room inside the Quitman
Public Library. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
and the show will begin at 7 p.m. There
will be a $5 charge at the door with proceeds benefitting Quitman Christmas
Sharing. Rafael Espinoza released his
second CD “Brighter Day” earlier this month, and he recently was winner of the
ABS Heart of Blues Challenge in Austin TX.
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| Rafael Espinoza |
The
library is hosting “Grant Writing as a Process” sponsored by Southside Bank and
presented by A Circle of Ten, Inc. – Network for Collaboration this Wednesday,
December 18, 2013. A free 1-hour
information session begins at noon, and then the workshop will be from 1:30 –
4:30 p.m. Participants will gain a
better understanding of grass-roots community organizing, types of grants, and
how community and program development relates to grant writing. Stop by or call
903-763-4191 for more information.
The
Quitman Public Library is one of the city’s warmest gathering places during the
holidays. From now until Christmas, stop
by and have a cup of warm spiced cider while you browse our nearly 30,000 items
available for check out. Near the front
desk is a seasonal display filled with media pertaining to holiday decorating,
entertaining, crafts, recipes, and Christmas movies for all ages.
In
observance of the Christmas Holiday, the library will be closed Wednesday and
Thursday, December 25-26th, 2013.
Normal business hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 6
p.m Call 903-763-4191 for more information, and
please visit our website at www.quitmanlibrary.org.
Adult Services
Class is in session each Thursday
for GED preparation from 10 a.m. – noon and English as a Second Language (ESL)
from 4 – 6 p.m. in the library’s conference room. These classes run concurrently with the
Q.I.S.D. holiday schedule. ESL and GED
classes are taught by certified instructor, Sandra Grider. To sign up for
either class, just stop by during class hours.
Knitting instructor, Virginia
Hoffpauir, invites knitters of all ages and skill levels to bring their own
supplies and join the group for free knitting and crochet instruction. The class meets each Thursday 2 – 4 p.m. in
the library’s main gallery.
Young Adult and Children’s Services
Join us for Story Time at the
Quitman Public Library, 202 East Goode Street, Quitman TX each Friday from 11
a.m. - noon for an hour of story time activities. Elizabeth Soutendijk, who works with Gateway
to Libraries - Reading Literacy, has designed a wonderful thematic program that
teaches as well as entertains. The program is designed for young readers and
home-schooled students; however anyone who wants to hear a great story is
welcome. For more information, call
903-763-BOOK.
Friends of the Library
The Friends
of the Library invite the public to the next meeting on January 14, 2014 at
noon in the Shamburger Community Room.
Special guest will be Boyd Sanders from the Tyler State Park.
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| Boyd Sanders |
Genealogy
The Wood County TX Genealogical Society will
meet Monday, January 20, 2014 at 7 p.m. in the library’s Shamburger Community
Room. For more information or to make an appointment with a genealogist from
the Wood County TX Genealogical Society, contact the library at 903-763-4191 or
visit the society’s website at http://www.woodtxgene.com for links to
photographs and family histories.
Dark Prairie by John D. Nesbitt, The Last Lawman: A Rusty Spur Novel by
Peter Brandvold, Bad Day at Willow Creek
by Ralph Cotton (all Large Print Westerns), The
Ashford Affair by Lauren Willig, The
Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert, Her Last Breath by Linda
Castillo, The Pursuit of Murieta by
Thomas D. Clagett, A Lady’s Choice by
Sandra Robbins, Always Remembered by
Janelle Mowery, A Christmas Home by
Greg Kincaid.
