Hello! Welcome to the Howard County Library!
fall and books go together!
Before
long, the days will be cooler and the nights longer which means more time spent
indoors .It is a great time to visit the library and see what we have to offer!
As always, we have all the current bestsellers and new books displayed right in
the front of the library for our patrons’ convenience. If nothing new interests
you, we have shelves and shelves of previous best sellers, classics, and old
favorites. You might even discover a new favorite author! For those needing computers, we have several available and we can print, copy or scan according to your needs.
Do you need a desk?
Every
once in a while, we have a surplus of items that we can no longer use. To this
result, the library has two computer desks for sale. They are the same as the
desks we currently use for our computers. We will be taking bids on the desks
until the end of September. Please come by the library to submit a bid.
Library has books for holidays
As
the holidays approach, we will have books and movies for Halloween, Thanksgiving
and Christmas for children and adults alike! These books include not only
fiction, but holiday cookbooks, home decor and crafts as well. Also, remember if
you are searching for a particular book and we do not have it on our shelves, we
can usually get it for you utilizing our Evergreen System.
Readers, adult reading group, open to all
Our
adults only book group, “Readers”, has begun to meet again and will continue to
meet on the first Thursday of every month at 5 pm until 6. If you have never
attended and you like to discuss books, we would love to have you join! We do
not discuss any certain books or authors; it is just a time to exchange ideas
about anything we might have read! You just might leave with a list of books
on your “To Be Read” list!
Do you have a Genealogy question? Talk to our Resident Genealogist!
Another
one of our services is genealogy. Kathy Brady, our resident genealogist, is
here at the library every Friday at 1:00 to answer all your ancestry or cemetery
questions, especially those concerning Howard County.
Children's programs continue
All
our regular programs continue with Toddlers every Thursday at 10 am, Story Hour
for young readers who are a little older than our Toddlers, every Friday at 11
am and “Readers” , our adult book club, meets the first Thursday of each month
at 5: pm. The first Friday of every month is Block Day, when we offer a variety
of blocks of all shapes and sizes for our young patrons to demonstrate their
creativity.
Our Children’s Center, located in our lower level, is always open and there are books, toys and games for children and parents.
Renew your shelf at the library Booksale!
Another
way to get a book is to shop our “Friends of the Library” sale located in our
lower level and this month we are having a special, offering four items for a
dollar!
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!