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August Greetings from the Library
August Greetings from the Howard County Library! Summer is dwindling to an end, school has started and it won’t be long until we will have cool breezes and the leaves will begin to turn colors, which is a perfect time to visit the library and see what’s new!
As always, we are getting lots of new books in and as the weather begins to turn
cooler, you will want something good to read. We hope to see you at the library!
Library annouces new Hours beginning in September
Beginning Tuesday, September 2nd, we will close at 5 pm instead of six, Tuesday through Friday. We will still open at 10:00 AM and Saturday hours will remain 9-12 noon.
Junior Readers Program coming soon!
Howard County librarians are excited to announce a new program at the library! The name of the program is “Junior Readers.” This is going to be a very informal reading club for middle school students. “Junior Readers” will take place on Thursday afternoons from 4:00 until 5:00 at the library. We hope to have students drop by who like to read books and share their opinions about what they are reading. Our goal is to provide a comfortable, casual and fun space for middle school students to hang out and talk about, read, and check out books. We may include some creative activities if there is interest! For more information, call the library at 660-248-3348. We also hope to have information for students at the middle school library after the school year begins.
Don't forget Toddler Time, Home-Schoolers Board Game Day, Children's Center
Toddler
Time is every Thursday at 10:00 and we have Home-Schoolers Board Game Day on the
third Thursday of the month from 2:00 until 4:00 PM. Of course, our lower level
Children’s Center is always open for fun and games!
"readers" to meet again in September
“Readers”,
the adult book club, will meet on the first Thursday of every month, beginning
September 4th from 5 pm to 6 pm.
Do you have a Genealogy question? Talk to our Resident Genealogist!
The
genealogy department is open on Fridays from 1:00 until 3:00 and our expert,
Kathy Brady will be here to answer questions and help you search for any
genealogy information you might be seeking.
Renew your shelf at the library Booksale!
Don't
forget about our downstairs book room where the books, which have ben
donated, are four for a dollar. You might find a "treasure!"
Do you want to support the library? Join Friends of the Library
Some of you have indicated that you would like to do more to support
our library. A great way to do that is to join “Friends of the Library!”
This is an organization open to anyone who is interested in the ongoing
success of the library. An individual membership to join friends is $10
annually, while a family membership is $20. We also offer lifetime
memberships for $200. The purpose of Friends is to provide annual funding
for the library collection, underwrite programs, such as The Summer Reading
Program, Special Holiday events and visiting author programs and to support
the purchase of various items that cannot be fulfilled from the library’s
operational budget. We would love to have new members!