The library will be closed on Monday September 3rd in observance of Labor Day. Items that would have been due that day should automatically be extended to the next day. The library will resume normal hours on Tuesday the 4th.
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The last in our summer series of Movies in the Park will show Friday July 27th in Bill Woods Park (across from the library)… weather willing. As always, call the library for more details and don’t forget to bring your chair or blanket. The movie will start at dusk (approximately […]
On July 16, 1951, Catcher in the Rye was published. While the novel, which is about a teenage who is confused and disillusioned by the adult world, would go on to be taught in high school English classes for decades to come, it would also be the only novel ever […]
The library will be closed on the Fourth of July in observance of the National Holiday. All items that would normally be due on the 4th should be automatically extended through the 5th. The library will resume normal hours of operation on Thursday, July 5th.
After beginning to type the story of an Atlanta belle named Pansy O’Hara, Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind was published on this day in 1936. Pansy, of course, had undergone a name change to the now famous Scarlett at the suggestion of her editor. The novel is still considered […]
Ninety years ago today, the children’s book The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem van Loon received the first ever Newbery Medal for Children’s Literature. The award itself was the idea of Frederic G. Melcher, a former bookseller and editor for Publisher’s Weekly, who proposed the award at the June […]
Just a reminder that we will be showing our second outdoor movie this Friday night (6/29/12) starting at dusk in the Bill Woods Park across from the library. Free refreshments to be provided by Christopher Chiropractic. Find out what happens when a villain takes in three orphans who turn his […]
The University of the Cumberlands (formerly Cumberland College) Office of Alumni Service announced the release of their Digital Yearbook Archive. Over 50 yearbooks reside in the archive, which is the equivalent of approximately 12,000 pages of student history. Searches may be performed by name, sport, or department.
Every Monday beginning on February 6th through April 16th from 9:30am-2pm, an AARP representative will be on hand in the Community Room to assist with filling out tax forms. This service is free to the public. Due to demand, please allow plenty of time.