Hello! Welcome to the Howard County Library!
Halloween is coming
Halloween
is fast approaching and we will mark the occasion with crafts and stories on
Thursday, October 24th at 10:00 during Toddler Time and on Friday, October 25th
at 11:00 during story hour. We will also have a little treat for youngsters
dropping by on Halloween Day, October 31st! Costumes are encouraged at any of
these times!
wanted: a good read for the fall!
Murder,
mayhem, intrigue, suspense, romance, friendship, betrayal and everlasting love!
Did you realize that all of these can be found in one place? That would be the
library! Every single one of these can be found inside one of our new books
located on the shelf right when you walk in the front door! We have lots of new
books to offer you with a variety of genres and subject matter. Of course we
have many more books other than new, located on our shelves. You can find
fiction, non-fiction, mystery, westen, self-help, motivational, crafts, cooking
and lots of help for the upcoming holidays!
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.
Programs available for all ages
All
our regular programs continue, including Toddler Time on Thursdays at 10 am,
Story Hour on Fridays at 11 am and “Readers,” our adult reading group, on the
first Thursday of each month at 5 pm. Block Day is the first Friday of each
month and of course our children’s center is always open for playtime! The
genealogy department will be available every Friday at 1:00 .You can give us a
call at 660-248-3348 if you want more information on any of these programs.
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.
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!