Craft Day

Bead making was also a hit.

Craft Day

Who would of thought that word burning would have been this popular. Don't tell the Fire Chief, since there is a burn ban on...lol

Rickey Pittman

Honoring the American Civil War

Rickey Pittman

Honoring 150 years of the American Civil War

Julian Franklin

Julian demonstrated that with a lever you can lift the 50lb bucket using only one finger.

Julian Franklin

The program presented by Julian Franklin was work smarter, not harder.

Julian Franklin

How much weight does it take to pull 50lbs bucket on wheels??? It takes 5lbs.

Julian Franklin

Measuring the weight of buckets using a scale the red bucket is 5lbs and the white bucket is 50lbs

Julian Franklin

2011 Summer Reading Program

We will start the Summer Reading Program on June 13th and end on July 15th. You may register for the Texas REading Club and the Teen Reading Club, either at the circulation desk or at the desk in the children/teen section of the library.

Storytime Every Tuesday @ 5pm preschool storytime every Wednesday @11am

June 16 Julian Franklin 2:00pm
(teen) Magic Workshop 4:00pm
June 17 Rickey Pittman 2:00pm
June 21 Craft Day (teen) 2:00pm
June 22 Mick Corley (teen) 3:00pm
June 23 Mechanical Bull 12:00pm (moved to civic center due to poss. rain)
June 24 Movie (teen) 2:00pm
June 30 Puppet Wise 2:00pm
July 7 Jungle Jim 2:00pm
July 14 Marsha Petting Zoo 1:00pm
July 15 Domino Pizza Party 11:00pm
Final Event

Summer Reading Program Starts June 13, 2011

The library created its own video to help promote the 2011 Texas Summer Reading Program. Our library did not believe the art work suited various different age groups so we created our own. I hope you all like the changes here at the library.

Teen Survey

We are asking the teens to participate in a survey to aid the staff in your Summer Reading Program. Click here

New York Times Best Seller List 5-21-2010

1. Dead in the family by Charlaine Harris.
2. Heart of the matter by Emily Giffin.
3. Fever Dream by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.
4. Innocent by Scott Turow
5. The 9th Judgment by James Patterson.
6. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
7. Deliver Us From Evil by David Baldacci
8. The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman
9. Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes
10. Lover Mine by J. R. Ward
11. Hannah's List by Debbie Macomber
12. The Shadow of Your Smile by Mary Higgins Clark
13. Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende
14. This Body of Death by Elizabeth George
15. The Double Comfort Safari Club by Alexander McCall Smith

New York Times Best Seller List Apr 23, 2010

1. The Shadow of your smile by Mary Higgins Clark
2. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
3. Changes by Jim Butcher
4. Caught by Harlan Coben
5. Every Last One by Anna Quindlen
6. House Rules by Jodi Picoult
7. Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes
8. Wrecked by Carol Higgins Clark
9. A Mighty Fortress by David Weber
10. The Walk by Richard Paul Evans
11. Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs
12. Deception by Jonathan Kellerman
13. Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel
14. Bride Collector by Ted Dekker
15. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith

New York Times Bestseller 02/26/10

1. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
2. Worst Case by James Patterson
3. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
4. Poor Little Bitch Girl by Jackie Collins
5. Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
6. The Man from Beijing by Henning Mankell
7. The Three Weissmanns of Westport by Cathleen Schine
8. The Postmistress by Sarah Blake
9. Flirt by Laurell K. Hamilton
10. Horns by Joe Hill
11. The Girl who played with fire by Stieg Larsson
12. The Midnight House by Alex Berenson
13. Brava, Valentine by Adriana Trigiani
14. Kisser by Stuart Woods
15. The Last Surgeon by Michael Palmer

Author Signing

The library will be hosting a booksigning by local author Frank Griffin. The book Touched by Fire signing will be March 27, 2010 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm. In 1954 Johnnie Frank Griffin witnessed the violent death of Attorney General-elect Albert Patterson, of Alabama. Six months later he told a grand jury what he knew. The next day he was stabbed. Though his wounds seemed slight, that night he died ina hospital built from the profits of crime. Nine years later, less than an hour after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Johnnie Frank's son, Frank Griffin, saw Lee Harvey Oswald fleeing the scene of the murder of a Dallas police officer. Between these two events Frank grew up in one of the strangest decades in American history. His story touches that of one of the era's best know governors, John Patterson of Alabama. It intersects with mob bosses and CIA operations. There's even room for country music and barrom brawls. This story shows how Frank Griffin's life was truly Touched By Fire.

NY Times Bestsellers

1. Worst Case by James Patterson.
2. The Help by Kathryn Stockett.
3. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown.
4. Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah.
5. Flirt by Laurell K. Hamilton.
6. Poor Little Bitch Girl by Jackie Collins.
7. Brava, Valentine by Adriana Trigiani.
8. The Postmistress by Sarah Blake.
9. The Midnight House by Alex Berenson.
10. Kisser by Stuart Woods.
11. The Girl who played with fire by Stieg Larsson.
12. Secrets of eden by Chris Bohjalian.
13. Roses by Leila Meacham.
14. The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova.
15. I, Alex Cross by James Patterson.

Early Closure 2/23/2010

Due to the severity of the weather this evening the library will close the door at 6:00pm this evening. The library will reopen Wednesday @ 10:00am. We hope all of you stay warm and dry and most of all stay safe.

Swine Flu Information

To provide our patrons with the most up to date information about the swine flu we are creating this blog with links and information by the Center for Disease Control (CDC).

According to the CDC the human swine flu outbreak continues to grow in the United States and internationally. Today, CDC reports additional cases of confirmed swine influenza and a number of hospitalizations of swine flu patients. Internationally, the situation is more serious too, with additional countries reporting confirmed cases of swine flu. In response to the intensifying outbreak, the World Health Organization raised the worldwide pandemic alert level to Phase 4 A Phase 4 alert is characterized by confirmed person-to-person spread of a new influenza virus able to cause "community-level" outbreaks." The increase in the pandemic alert phase indicates that the likelihood of a pandemic has increased.

CDC has activated its emergency operations center to coordinate the agency's emergency response. CDC's goals are to reduce transmission and illness severity, and provide information to help health care providers, public health officials and the public address the challenges posed by this swine influenza virus. Yesterday, CDC issued a travel warning recommending that people avoid non-essential travel to Mexico. CDC continues to issue interim guidance daily on the website and through health alert network notices. CDC's Division of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) is releasing one-quarter of its antiviral drugs, personal protective equipment, and respiratory protection devices to help states respond to the outbreak. The swine influenza A (HIN1) virus is susceptible to the prescription antiviral drugs oseltamivir and zanamivir. This is a rapidly evolving situation and CDC will provide updated guidance and new information as it becomes available.

Swine Flu Video