Quitman Public Library
Connections by Delene Allen
Wednesday, April
11, 2018 Wood County Monitor –
Quitman TX
Celebrate National Library Week April 8-14, 2018
with the Quitman Public Library! This year marks the 60th anniversary of the
first National Library Week event, sponsored in 1958.
It is a time for extra celebration as the
Quitman Public Library has received the Achievement of Library Excellence Award
from the Texas Municipal Library Directors Association. The award will be
presented by a TML representative at the Quitman City Council Meeting on
Thursday, April 19 at 5:30 p.m. The public is invited.
Mark your calendar for the 2nd Friday
Acoustical Music Jam on April 13 from 6 – 9 p.m. in the library’s Thurman
Shamburger Community Room. Doors open at 5 p.m. for those who want to tune up
or practice. Acoustical musicians of all
ages and skill levels are welcome, and listeners are welcome too. Refreshments
are available, but feel free to bring anything you like. For more information, call 903-975-5745.
Visit the library’s online catalog at http://quitman.biblionix.com/catalog and select “What’s Hot” to see
all the latest books, audiobooks, and DVDs ready to be checked out. Also, sign
up for email or text notifications to remind you when books are due.
The library is open Tuesday through Friday
from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Call 903-763-4191 or visit our pages at www.quitmanlibrary.org and
www.facebook.com/quitmanpubliclibrary. Wi-Fi is available 24/7.
Adult
Services
GED
preparatory class meets each Thursday from 4 – 6 p.m. Students are guided according to the Steck-Vaughn
method which is in alignment with the GED test. Sign up at the library’s front
desk, or call for more information.
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 instruction.
Children’s
Services
It’s time for another QPL Story Time Drawing Contest! The theme is:
“What Does Kindness Mean to You?” Use any medium you wish, and submit drawings
to Lillian Gray at the library’s front desk by April 12 at 6 p.m. Prizes are
sponsored by Friends of the Quitman Public Library.
QPL Story Time is each Thursday at 2 p.m. and is designed for young
readers and home-schooled students; however, anyone who wants to hear a great
story is welcome. Upcoming themes: April 12 “Old McDonald’s Farm” – April 19
“Beyond the Unimaginable!” – April 26 “Learning to Eat Healthy.”
Friends
of the Library
The
Friends invite everyone to bring a lunch and join them at noon on Tuesday, May
8, for an hour of friendship. This will be the last meeting before summer
break, and members invite everyone to bring something and join them for a
pot-luck lunch in the library’s Thurman Shamburger Community Room. 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, April 16, at 7 p.m. in
the library’s Shamburger Community Room. Visit the group’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/groups/woocotx.
New
Arrivals
Download the OverDrive® app to connect to our library’s newest additions
of eBooks, audiobooks and streaming video.
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