February
5, 2014
There
will be no free Federal Income Tax assistance at the Quitman Public Library
this year due to a shortage of AARP volunteers in Wood County. The nearest locations and times for
assistance are the Lindale Public Library, each Thursday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
and the Wesley United Methodist Church of Sulphur Springs, each Tuesday from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m.
Join area
acoustical musicians on February 14, 2014 from 6 – 9 p.m. for the 2nd
Friday Acoustical Jam Circle in the library’s community room located at 202
East Goode Street in Quitman. Bring your acoustical instruments and join in, or
just stop by and listen to the local talent. This is a free community event.
Refreshments are available and donations are welcome.
Media
displays throughout the library for February will highlight President’s Day,
Valentine’s Day, National Heart Month, and Black History Month. Stop by soon and check out what your library
has to offer.
Regular
library hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. For more information, please call
903-763-4191 and visit our website at www.quitmanlibrary.org.
Adult
Services
GED preparatory classes are
available at the library from 10 – noon each Thursday to help you prepare for the
GED test. English as a Second Language
(ESL) classes are also offered on Thursdays 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,
just stop by during class hours or call 903-763-4191.
Knitting and crochet instructor,
Virginia Hoffpauir, invites students of all ages and skill levels to bring
their own supplies and join the group for free knitting and crochet
instruction. If you have a pattern to share, please bring it. 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, and her assistant, Jessica King, have 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 (2665).
Friends
of the Library
The
Friends of the Library invite the public to the next meeting on February 11, 2014
at noon in the Shamburger Community Room.
Special guest will be Linda Kunze, Educational Curator, from the
Caldwell Zoo in Tyler.
Friends of the Library is a group of
volunteers dedicated to the growth and improvement of the library.
Genealogy
The Wood County TX Genealogical Society will
meet Monday, February 17, 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. For those who wish to browse the library’s collection of
Wood County Democrat newspapers dating from 1917, has a microfilm
reader/printer to help with your research.
New
Arrivals
The Body Book: The Law of Hunger, the
Science of Strength, and Other Ways to Love Your Amazing Body by Cameron Diaz, The Knight Marshal by Karen L.
Azinger, Rawhide Robinson Rides the Range by Spur Award-winning author,
Rod Miller and the complete Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J. R. Ward.
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