Quitman
Library Connections by Delene Allen
Wednesday,
September 12, 2018 ● Wood County Monitor – Quitman TX
The 2nd Friday Acoustical Jam is
Friday, September 14 from 6 – 9 p.m. Musicians of all ages and musical levels
are invited to join in from 6 – 9 p.m. in the library’s community room. There
will be an open mic set-up for those who wish to perform. Listeners are always
welcome. This is a free event. For more information, call 903-975-5745.
National Voter Registration Day is Tuesday,
September 25, and the Quitman Public Library is participating in the month-long
“Register in September – Vote in November” voter registration campaign. Forms
are available at the front desk.
September is also National Library Card
Sign-up Month, so stop in and see what your library has to offer. 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.
Adult
Services
Knitting
and crochet instruction class meets each Thursday 2 – 4 p.m. in the library’s
main gallery and is taught by Rebekah Yeager and Virginia Hoffpauir. Students
of all ages and skill levels may bring
supplies and join the group for free instruction.
Children’s
Services
QPL Story Time has moved to Wednesdays at 2 p.m. Upcoming Story Time
themes: Sept 12 – “Easy Food for Kids” where we will prepare our own snacks;
Sept. 19 – “It’s Shark Week!”; Sept 26 – “Eat Your Vegetables” where we will
create a vegetable platter.
Friends
of the Library
The
Friends meet Tuesday, October 9 at noon for an hour of fellowship and fun. One
member will share a “5-minute-no-spoiler Book Review,” and another member will
present “What You May Not Know about Me.”
The Friends of the Quitman Public Library is an active group of
volunteers dedicated to the growth and improvement of the library. FOL Officers
for 2019 are: Cathy Dye – President, Beverly Chamberlain – Vice President,
Lillian Gray – Secretary, Rebekah Yeager – Treasurer, and Diane Moseley –
Hospitality. Becky Crump – Newsletter
Genealogy
The
Wood County TX Genealogical Society meets Monday, September 17 at 7 p.m. in the
library’s Shamburger Community Room.
The society gathers for a pre-meeting
social dinner at Peralta’s Mexican Restaurant in Quitman at 6 p.m and invites
newcomers to fellowship. The society’s Facebook page is
http://www.facebook.com/groups/woocotx.
On
Display
Neat
the checkout area is a display of books arranged by Melissa Frosch to highlight
the American Library Association’s “Banned Books Month” to promote freedom to
read.
Also, a collection of golf memorabilia, on loan from Beverly
Chamberlain, is on display in the front lobby.
New
Arrivals
Visit the library’s online
catalog at http://quitman.biblionix.com/catalog
and select “What’s Hot” to check new arrivals. Download the OverDrive®
app to connect to our library’s vast collection of eBooks, audiobooks and
streaming video.
