The library will be closed Friday, July 4 in celebration of Independence Day. July is also National Anti-boredom Month. With a little help from the library …

Wood County news and quotes from exactly 50 years ago, as seen in the June 26, 1975 edition of the Wood County Democrat “Lake Fork Dam Bids To Be Explained” “Passing …

Summer has arrived, and with it is our Summer Reading event. We are halfway through this program. We had a great kick-off, then we made cardboard art…

Stop by the library’s huge Scholastic Book Sale Friday, June 20 at 11 a.m. The Scholastic company has outdone themselves to make sure this is one of their best summer sales ever. Stop by and …

Wood County news and quotes from 75 years ago, as seen in the June 22, 1950 edition of the Mineola Monitor: “Melon Festival Candidates For Queen Are Announced. The seven girls and their …

Dear editor: I applaud Jill Quiambao, Mineola ISD School Board member, for wanting a state legislator to sit in on the school district’s budget workshop. A legislator would then see the …

Did everyone notice? The library yard has been mowed. A big shout out to our yard crew from That Guy’s Lawn for spending all of a hot Monday …

For residents who have not had an opportunity to visit the Alba Public Library and Museum, let us introduce ourselves.

Wood County news and quotes from 100 years ago this week, as seen in the June 11, 1925 edition of the Winnsboro Weekly News “Are not flowers the stars of the earth, and are not our stars the flowers of heaven? What a desolate place would be a world without flowers.”

Headlines from 25 years ago this week, as seen in the June 7, 2000 edition of the Wood County Democrat “Former police officer (Ira Van Cleave) has a second career as author, illustrator of …

The library is having a Scholastic Book Sale beginning June 5 and running through June 27 at 11 a.m. each day. The Scholastic company has outdone themselves to make sure this is one of their best …