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Quitman Library Connections
September is National Library Card Sign-up Month, so stop in and apply for the smartest card around. Library cards are available for those providing proof of residence in Wood County and photo …
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9/20/23 11:46 PM
Mineola Memorial Library Notes
Finally, we got some much needed rain in many parts of the area. It may not have been a lot of rain, but it was rain. It still exists.
Fall programs are back in full swing at the library.
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9/14/23 06:33 AM
Quitman Library Connections
National Voter Registration Day is this country’s largest single-day non-partisan voter registration drive, and it happens Tuesday, Sept. 29. The Quitman Public Library is participating in the …
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By Librarian Delene Allen |
9/7/23 10:20 AM
Mineola Memorial Library Notes
Wow! The summer really flew by. We are gearing up for fun fall programs. We hope you will stop by and see what they are all about. Our air conditioners are working and that’s an added reason to …
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By Librarian Mary Hurley |
8/31/23 12:06 AM
Quitman Library Connections
The Quitman Public Library is recognizing Dog Days of Summer which is a time of particularly hot, unbearable weather during August. Stop by the library, cool off, and check out the displays near the …
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By Librarian Delene Allen |
8/24/23 12:35 AM
Mineola Memorial Library Notes
Hope you had a great summer! By the time you read this, school for Mineola and Alba will have resumed and sadly there will be fewer children in the library. We continue to offer Toddler Story Time on …
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8/17/23 09:52 AM
Quitman Library Connections
Volunteers from The Wood County TX Genealogical Society will be on hand at the Quitman Public Library on Friday, Aug. 4 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. to assist visitors with family history research during the …
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7/26/23 11:36 PM
Corner Column
Legacy.
The word keeps cropping up, bouncing around like an ear worm.
It came to light last fall when our family began what I’m calling a legacy tour of sites around East Texas and a …
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7/20/23 09:55 AM
Mineola Memorial Library Notes
July was a busy month. We wrapped up the summer reading program: Camp We Read. Our smallest group was 19 participants and our largest was around 35 participants.
We closed out the program with …
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7/20/23 09:49 AM
Quitman Library Connections
The Quitman Public Library invites parents to combat National Anti-boredom Month this July by bringing the kids in to use our Ignite by Hatch™ computers. Ignite gives kids access to interactive …
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7/13/23 01:39 AM
Corner Column
We prefer the trees of East Texas to the near desert conditions in parts of West Texas. They are worth driving through primarily to get to the mountains with cooler climes and taller trees.
But …
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By Phil Major
publisher@wood.cm | 7/6/23 09:39 AM
publisher@wood.cm | 7/6/23 09:39 AM
Mineola Memorial Library Notes
Can you believe how fast the summer is moving? It’s July already.
We have had wonderful participation in this year’s summer reading adventure of Camp Read. We did go outside before …
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By Librarian Mary Hurley |
7/6/23 09:36 AM
Quitman Library Connections
QPL 2023 Summer Reading “Libraries Rock” program has ended, and the library would like to recognize those who helped make it awesome: Rafael Espinoza and the Rockabilly Railroad, Quitman …
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6/29/23 08:03 AM
Corner Column
It’s not my hometown anymore, at least, not the one where I grew up.
It took half a century to come to that conclusion, but the recent news that Denton County Texas has a population of …
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6/21/23 07:35 AM
Mineola Memorial Library Notes
Summer time! It’s awesome! And my brain is on overload!
We are having a wonderful summer full of activities inviting children into the library. Each Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m. we have …
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6/20/23 07:34 AM
Quitman Library Connections
QPL 2023 Summer Reading “Libraries Rock” program is happening this month! On Tuesday, June 13, summer readers were “Painting Rocks Together” with the Quitman Garden Club and …
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By Librarian Delene Allen |
6/15/23 09:35 AM
SportsBeat
With graduations complete and the summer singing along, another year of scholastic sports is in the books. The last 2023 UIL sporting event for the readership was the final round of the girls 3A …
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By John Arbter
woodctystringer@gmail.com | 6/6/23 12:16 PM
woodctystringer@gmail.com | 6/6/23 12:16 PM
Quitman Library Connections
Don’t miss the QPL Summer Reading “Libraries Rock” kick-off party Tuesday, June 6 featuring Rafael Espinoza & the Rockabilly Railroad at 2 p.m. in the library’s Shamburger …
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By Librarian Delene Allen |
6/6/23 12:15 PM
Mineola Memorial Library Notes
Greetings, fellow readers. There’s a lot to update you on, especially because I missed the last deadline. We had just returned from the Texas Library Association’s annual conference in …
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By Librarian Mary Hurley |
5/25/23 08:30 AM
Quitman Library Connections
QPL Summer Reading “Libraries Rock” begins June 6 with a kick-off party featuring Rafael Espinoza & the Rockabilly Railroad at 2 p.m. in the library’s Shamburger Community Room. …
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5/18/23 09:24 AM
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