QPL
Connections by Delene Allen
Thursday,
Oct. 19, 2023 ● Wood
County Monitor – Wood County, TX
The Friends of the Quitman Public Library is hosting a Fall Book Sale to be held Oct. 31 – Nov. 3, 2023, in the library’s Thurman Shamburger Community Room. Friends of the Library invite the public to join this volunteer group of library supporters at monthly one-hour meetings on second Thursdays at noon. The Friends will meet again on Thursday, Nov. 9, at noon.
National Family History Month,
which is observed annually during the month of October, has grown since its
2001 origin in Congress. The Quitman Public Library along with the Wood County
TX Genealogical Society invite family researchers, historians, and
storytellers, to commemorate their family’s rich and deep history this month by
allowing us to assist with beginning your genealogical tree. The society meets
on the third Monday of each month in the library’s community room at 5:30 p.m.
Looking for a place to hold your next meeting or event? The library offers a spacious community room with the latest technological needs as well as a kitchenette. For lease information, contact the front desk at 903-763-4191.
There is something happening almost every day of the week at
the library! Shutterbugs of all levels are invited to the In-Focus Photography
Club of East Texas that meets monthly on last Mondays at the library beginning
at 5:30 p.m. Free knitting and crochet instruction class meets each Thursday 2
– 4 p.m. Students of all ages and skill levels may bring their own supplies and
patterns to trade. Also, Wood County
Metal Detector Club, led by Jerry Tinney, meets on first Mondays at 6:30 p.m.
Whyte Dove Writers’ Club meets monthly on second Tuesdays from 6 – 8:30 p.m. at
the library. Consider joining this distinctive group of local published
authors. The Wood County TX Genealogical Society meets on each 3rd
Monday at 5 p.m. in the library’s community room. Follow the society’s Facebook
page at http://www.facebook.com/groups/woocotx. Painted
Ladies, formerly the Lost in the Woods Painters, meet regularly for painting
instruction and projects. Contact Jean Chancellor 903-763-8585 for more
information.
Notary service is generally available at the library during regular business hours, but to guarantee an appointment, call 903-763-4191. Effective Sept. 1, 2023, notary fees are now $10 for each document notarized per Texas Government Code 406.024.
Patrons may connect to our library’s vast collection of eBooks, audio books and streaming videos by downloading the Libby® and SimplyE® apps. Visit the library’s online catalog at http://quitman.biblionix.com/catalog to see our collection of the latest books, audiobooks, and DVDs.
Check out the
library’s online
TexShare® database at www.quitmanlibrary.org that is loaded
with invaluable and up-to-the-minute research tools, homework help and
reference resources. Keep current at www.facebook.com/quitmanpubliclibrary. Library hours
are Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.
