Wood County Democrat – Quitman
TX
June
17, 2015
The Quitman
Public Library is a host site for the East Texas Food Bank “Summer Meals for
Kids” program, for children 18 and younger, each Tuesday and Thursday at 11:30
a.m. Stop by for a hot lunch and check
out a great book! The Quitman Public Library is located at 202 East Goode St
Quitman, TX.
Money
Camp for Children ages 5 - 13 years old is in full swing at Quitman Public
Library. Sessions are Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. until noon, and are taught by Martha Scroggins and
Rebecca L. Crump. The camp runs until July 16th, 2015. Remaining topics are “History
of Money”; Budget Blaster: “Needs vs. Wants”; “Saving like a Super Hero”;
“Ready, Set, Goal.”
Summer
Reading 2015 “Every Hero Has a Story” will continue through the month of June,
and young readers are encouraged to pick up their reading game card at the
Quitman Public Library. Each Wednesday in June, from 2 – 4 p.m., there will be
an activity. This Wednesday, June 17th, we
will recognize Flag Day and
salute military heroes Airforce E-5 Staff Sergeant Greg Demko, and Army
Sergeant James Saylor with activities in the library’s Thurman Shamburger
Community Room.
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. Visit our website at www.quitmanlibrary.org. Keep up with current events on our Facebook page
at www.facebook.com/quitmanpubliclibrary.
Adult
Services
Virginia Hoffpauir is offering free
knitting and crochet instruction 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.
GED® or General Educational
Development preparatory
class is on break at the Quitman Public Library, but it will be starting back
up soon. Contact Peggy Lustig at 903-589-6900
for class information.
Children’s
Services
Beginning
in July, Story Time will switch to Thursdays 2 – 3 p.m. Join us July 2nd at 2 p.m. and
enjoy an hour of stories and activities presented by Elizabeth Soutendijk and
Lillian Gray. This week’s theme: “Being Stubborn.”
Friends
of the Library
The Friends of the Library will
reconvene in September 2015. If you would like to join this active group of
volunteers dedicated to the growth and improvement of the library, contact
Teresa Meeks at tameeks@etmc.org.
Genealogy
Keep up with the Wood County TX
Genealogical Society by visiting the group’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/groups/woocotx and website at http://www.woodtxgene.com.
New
Arrivals
Radiant Angel: a John Corey Novel by
Nelson DeMille, The President’s Shadow by Brad Meltzer, and Finders Keepers by
Stephen King Our latest books, audiobooks and movies can always be found by
visiting our catalog at http://quitman.biblionix.com/catalog
