Welcome to the Howard County Library Website!
It's may, but we are looking forward to Summer!
Happy
May Greetings from the Howard County Library! Spring is in full swing, but we
are thinking about summer here and gearing up for our Summer Reading Program.
We are really excited about our program for this year! Our theme is “Color Our
World” and we are planning lots of fun activities! There will be stories, of
course, along with crafts, games, and prizes! The Reading Program will take
place during the month of June on Thursdays and Saturdays. Thursday will be for
the Toddlers at 10:00 am and Saturdays will be for all ages at 11:00. We hope
you will bring your little ones as they won’t want to miss out on the fun. If
you would like more information, please call us at 660-248-3348.
Enjoy some cool books during the hot summer days
We
continue to get new books in on a regular basis. We will have the latest best
sellers along with the most recent publications by your favorite authors! When
the temperatures begin to climb, it is a perfect time to visit us, cool off and
check out a book!
second graders visit library
Every
year the second graders from Daly Elementary School visit the library and
receive their very own library cards. The librarians show them where to
look for books and how to check them out. They also visited the children's
room located in the basement of the library. (To see a larger
picture, click here.)"Homeschool Board Game Days" third Friday of Month
We
now have Home-School Board Game Day on the third Friday of each month from 2-4
pm. Home-Schoolers of all ages are welcome. You can bring your own games, but
we have several available too. This is a great, fun and competitive activity!
Remember you don't need to wait for the Homeschool Board Game Days to play board games at the library. We have games of all sorts and for all ages in our children’s room which is located in the lower level of the library. The children’s room is available wherever the library is open and there are tables, chairs, bean bag chairs and a big rug to sit on! We would love to have our young patrons come in, see what we have to offer and play a game!
"readers" to meet again in September
We will
be taking a summer break from our adult book club, “Readers”, until the first
Thursday of September, when we will resume our 5:pm meetings. All our Readers
should have lots of books to discuss by then and we look forward to hearing what
everyone has read. This club is open to any adult who likes to read and talk
about books. We’d love to see you in September!
Do you have a Genealogy question? Talk to our Resident Genealogist!
Our
genealogist, Kathy Brady, will continue to be here on Fridays during the summer
at 1:00 If you would like to meet with her, we suggest you give us a call
beforehand.
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!