Wood County Monitor – Quitman TX
September 21, 2016
The Friends of the Quitman Public Library is holding its
Annual Fall Book Sale! It will be a 2-day sale beginning Friday, September 30th
from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and continuing on Saturday, October 1st from 8
a.m – 6 p.m. Volunteers will be setting
up for the sale on Thursday, September 29th from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., so
stop in to preview, help out, or make an offer we cannot refuse.
Quitman Public Library cardholders, if you have a mobile
phone or reading device, download the OverDrive® app for access to countless
eBooks, audiobooks and videos. Patrons may check out up to five online items for
either 7 or 14 days. Visit the library’s website at www.quitmanlibrary.org and click on the
OverDrive link.
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. Hours are
Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Keep up with current events on our Facebook
page at www.facebook.com/quitmanpubliclibrary.
Adult
Services
Get GED Ready@
Quitman Public Library! GED
preparatory class meets each Thursday from 4 – 6 p.m. and is taught by
certified instructor, Susan Resnick. A
study program will be designed to fit individual needs. Register by calling
903-763-4191 or stop by during any class time.
Quitman Public Library
is a registered proctor site for colleges like Tyler Junior College, Kilgore
College, Columbia Southern, and Texas Tech. If you are a distance learner
taking online courses and need a Texas State Certified administrator to proctor
your test, contact the library at 903-763-4191.
Knitting and crochet
instructor, Virginia Hoffpauir, invites everyone to bring their own supplies and
join her group this fall for a fun time of free instruction. Stop by the library’s main gallery each
Thursday, 2 – 4 p.m. All ages and skill levels are welcome.
Genealogy
The Wood County Genealogical Society invites
visitors to the library’s genealogy department to research online genealogical
records using Heritage Quest, Geni, and the library’s database of digitized
images. There are also unpublished
family files exclusive to the library, and a volunteer would be happy to help
you research these files. Microfilm readers are available for viewing the Wood County Democrat (1914-2015). Visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/woocotx/ to learn more about the society.
Children’s
Services
The
Story Time Gang meets each Thursday at 2 p.m. Lillian Gray plans an educational hour filled
with stories, crafts and plenty of fun. Weekly themes: September 22nd
– friendship, September 29th – character –building, October 6th
– bats, October 13th – explorers and pirates.
Story
Time 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
Friends
of the Library meets Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at noon. Special guest is local
author, Ann Norris. Martha Johnson will present the “5-Minute No Spoiler Book
Review,” so bring your sack lunch and spend the noon hour with Friends. Light refreshments will be served.
Officers
for FY2017 are Misty Dawn Sublett – President, Cathy Dye – Vice President,
Lillian Gray – Secretary, Kim Watterson – Treasurer, Hospitality – Martha Johnson.
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