Hello! Welcome to the Howard County Library!
Come to Library for Your Fall Reading
It is almost officially fall and the weather is starting to reflect the
season with cooler temperatures and shorter days. What a great time
to come and visit your local library to see what we have to offer! Many of
the most popular authors put out books at this time of year and our “new”
book shelves are filling up. Reading is a perfect way to spend a fall evening.
You are invited to join Reader's Group
Once
you have read those new best sellers, or an old favorite, or maybe a book that’s
been on the shelves for a while that you have been meaning to read, you should
join us on the first Thursday evening of the month. This is the meeting day for
our adult book club, “Readers.” We would love to have you join us. This club
is an informal book club for anyone who likes to talk about books.You can share
your thoughts about the books you have read recently or just listen to what
others have to say and maybe you will add to your list of books that you want to
read! We have lively and informative discussions and almost everyone leaves
with something new to read. It is a lot of fun and all adult readers are
welcome! Our next meeting is October 5 from 6 to 7 pm.
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!
Children's Programs continue at Library
We
continue to have our story and play times every week with the Toddlers meeting
at 10 on Thursdays and our older readers meeting at 11 on Fridays. This is a
great time for our little patrons to listen to stories and visit our craft and
activity center. We will have some fun holiday events coming up.. Stay tuned
and come visit us!
Visit the library Booksale!
Visit the library's Book Sale in the basement of the library. All
items are 50 cents. You never know what treasures you might find!
Genealogy
Check out our Genealogy Page for links to genealogical resources including the Howard County Genealogical Society.