Library News

  Book Signing:  The Truth Poetically | Treva ‘Hispoet’ Johnson Saturday, July 14, 2018 | 1:00 PM Theodore Johns Branch Library | 4255 Fannett Rd

The Elmo Willard Branch Library Announces July Activities for Children Children’s Librarian, Robin Smith, leads the Preschool Story Times on Thursday mornings at 10:30am.  The themes for July include: July 5 – Juicy Fruit – Join us for a tasty treat of fruit filled stories

The Elmo Willard Branch Library will be hosting “The Art of Blogging: Blogging for Beginners”.  Classes will be on alternate Thursday at 3pm and Saturdays at 1pm.  With blogging you can learn a new skill, you’ll meet new people, you will build confidence and you may even start a new b

On Wednesday, August 8, ages 12 – 18 can take part in an American Red Cross Babysitting Class taught by the Lewis Educational and Recreational Nonprofit (L.E.A.R.N.) from 9:30am to 3:30pm.  Registration is required since seating is limited. Participants will learn to safely give care

The Elmo Willard Branch Library Announces the Annual Aspiring Artist Exhibit The sixth Annual Aspiring Artist Exhibit will be held during the month of August from Wednesday, August 1 – Thursday, August 30.  The Guidelines for the Exhibit are as follows: All ages are invited to submit

The Maurine Gray Literacy Program will be holding a High School Equivalency Graduation Service at The Event Centre on June 26, 2018, at 6:30 pm.   Individuals who have successfully completed their High School Equivalency Testing will be awarded certificates and a brief reception will

A new English as a Second Language Class for Beginners is being offered at Miller Library on Saturday mornings from 10 am to 11:30.  Instructor:  Mrs. Nancy Suarez-Campos (bilingual).   Interested individuals can show up at Miller Library, complete a registration form, and begin class

The Elmo Willard Branch Library will be hosting “The Art of Blogging: Blogging for Beginners”. Classes will be on alternate Thursday at 3pm and Saturdays at 1pm. With blogging you can learn a new skill, you’ll meet new people, you will build confidence and you may even start a new bus

The annual Summer Reading Club is beginning this June 7 with registration. In an article (Helping to Prevent Summer Reading Loss) on PBS Parents, Julie M. Wood, Ed.D stated that “Children need to engage with books every day so they can maintain, and ideally strengthen, all the literac