Another year has come around for Texas County Library. What a wonderful year it has been! We’ve begun construction on the Cabool library. Soon it will be more spacious and newly updated like our Summersville branch.
We are looking forward to it opening in summer 2017. We all had incredible summer reading programs for the children of Texas County that culminated with the popular American Ninja Warriors visiting and letting the kids go through an obstacle course.
The book club for adults was revived this year as well. The group has enjoyed meeting and discussing many different books.
Texas County Library has a lot of new exciting things planned for 2017. We plan on offering a lot more adult programs as well as continuing our amazing children’s programs. We would like to thank all the amazing patrons for supporting the library in 2016. It was truly a great year, and we look forward to an even better one in 2017.
Cabool: Cabool is closed for renovations. However, there is an alternative pickup/drop off location set up at Peoples Community Bank from 9 a.m. until noon every Friday. You can call in requests to any of the other Texas County Library locations.
Licking: Licking Friends of the Library purchased book bags to sell to patrons. They are at all of the branches. Each bag sells for $3; the money helps support the various programs at the library.
Houston: Moms — Looking for something to do with your kids during the cold weather? Join us each week for story time at 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays. We have stories and crafts for children of all ages.
Summersville: Summersville will have the annual Princess Tea Party at 11 a.m. Jan. 21. Children can dress up and enjoy crafts, snacks and some very special princesses.
NEW ARRIVALS
Fiction: “The Education of Dixie Dupree” by Donna Everhart, “The Season of Us” by Holly Chamberlin and “One More Day” by Kelly Simmons.
Mystery: “That Darkness” by Lisa Black, “Deadly Jewels” by Jeanette de Beauvoir and “The Exiled” by Christopher Charles.
Junior: “The Last Star” by Rick Yancey, “The Crayons’ Book of Numbers” by Drew Daywalt and “The Littlest Angel” by Charles Tazewell.
MOLLY SHELTON, LIBRARY DIRECTOR