Welcome to the Howard County Library Website!
It's time for falling Leaves, Pumpkins and Halloween!
Greeting
to all our library fans and Happy Fall! Even if the weather does not always
feel like autumn, it is definitely here. To celebrate fall and the holidays that
are a part of it, we have all our Children’s Halloween books on display and
ready to check out. We also have collections of scary stories that are of a
more adult nature for anyone interested! And, as always, we have lots of new and
exciting books by both your favorite authors and new ones too. We hope you will
come in to see what’s on our new shelf.
Speaking of Halloween...
Speaking
of Halloween, we are going to be celebrating all day on Friday, October 31st.
There will be Halloween themed crafts along with stories, games and puzzles, Be
sure to stop in with your little ones and costumes are encouraged!
Like to Read? Attend Readers or Junior Readers!
“Readers,” our
adult book club meets on the first Thursday of each month, from 5 pm until 6.
This is a very informal meeting for anyone who just likes to talk about books!
“Jr. Readers” is a new program this year and is for any middle-school student
who would like to discuss books with other students. This group will meet at 4
pm until 5 on the first Thursday of each month. We will meet in the downstairs
area of the library.
Toddler Time continues
Finally,
we have Toddler Time every Thursday at 10 am. This is a great time to bring
your toddlers in to listen to stories, work puzzles, do crafts and just
socialize with the other Toddlers.
Use our computers, our fax machine
Computers,printers
and a fax machine are other services that we offer along with newspapers and
magazines and a relaxing place to sit and read.
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 been
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!