Free financial
literacy sessions, FDIC Money Smart "Money Sense" will begin at
the Quitman Public Library in March and will be offered each Wednesday for
10-weeks from 4 - 5:30 p.m. Registration is March 4, 2015 at 4 p.m. in
the library’s lobby. This course is
designed for Young Adults (ages 12-20), but anyone may attend. According to Quitman BSA Troop #36 Scout
Master, Danny King, completion of this course will partially satisfy requirements
for the Personal Finance Badge. This curriculum is also in alignment with the
State of Texas Core Standards for Math and Economics.
What you
may not know about the Quitman Public Library: The library houses the family
history collection of the Wood County TX Genealogical Society (WCTGS). The society is an active group that meets on
the 3rd Monday of each month at 7 p.m. to share tips on family
research. Since 2011, the Quitman Public
Library has been one of nearly 120 libraries across the State of Texas that is
certified as a designated LDS FamilySearch® Center. FamilySearch’s Microfilm
Ordering service is your gateway to a vast collection of genealogical and
historical records.
Patron
cards are for Wood County residents with photo identification. A guardian must sign for children ages
5-17. Hours are Tuesday – Friday, 10:00
a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Call 903-763-4191 or
visit our website at www.quitmanlibrary.org. Keep up with daily happenings
on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/quitmanpubliclibrary.
Adult
Services
GED® or General Educational
Development preparatory classes will end the last week of March 2015 with attendance
certificates presented the first week of April 2015. The class meets
at the Quitman Public Library each Thursday from 4:30 – 6 p.m. and is taught by
a certified instructor. All materials are free.
Call 903-589-6900.
Knitting
and crochet instruction class meets each Thursday 2 – 4 p.m. in the library’s
main gallery. Students of all ages and skill levels may bring their own
supplies and join the group for this free class.
Children’s
Services
Story Time Hour is each Wednesday 2
- 3 p.m. This Wednesday, February 25, 2015.
This week’s theme is “We Love Dr. Seuss!” Lillian Gray will be reading, “The
Cat in the Hat Comes Back” and other Seuss books. Story Time Hour is designed
for young readers and home-schooled students; however anyone who wants to hear
a great story is welcome.
Friends
of the Library
Friends of the Quitman Public
Library meet Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at noon in the Shamburger Community
Room. The Friends invite everyone to
bring a lunch and join them for an hour of friendship that will include this
month’s 5-Minute No Spoiler Book Review
by Virginia Hoffpauir who has chosen If
the Devil Had a Wife by Frank Mills. This book is about the Stark family of
Orange, Texas.
The Friends of the Quitman Public
Library is an active group of volunteers dedicated to the growth and
improvement of the library.
Genealogy
The Wood County TX Genealogical
Society will meet on Monday, March 16, 2015 at 7 p.m. in the library’s
Shamburger Community Room. For more information including photographs and
recent queries, visit the group’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/groups/woocotx.
On
Display
In
the lobby showcase is a collection of leather crafts by Bob Hibbard. Bob is also a huge fan of Edgar Rice Burroughs
who is best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan®. Among the
interesting pieces in Bob’s collection is a Bowie knife that commemorates the
100th anniversary of Edgar Rice Burroughs' 1912 publication of Tarzan of the
Apes. Because no casing comes with this knife, Bob has crafted customized
sheaths that he donates when he attends Tarzan® trade auctions. Bob, and his
wife Becky, live in Quitman TX.
New
Arrivals
Private Vegas
by James Patterson, Motive by Johathan Kellerman, and Saint Odd
by Dean Koontz.
