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Quitman Library Connections

The Wood County TX Genealogical Society will celebrate its 40th anniversary with an open house Saturday, Oct. 19 from 1-3 p.m. in the library Shamburger Community Room. The public is invited. … more

Mineola Library Notes

Preschool Story Time is back on Wednesday mornings at 10 a.m. This is for the 3-5 year old crowd with their parent/caregiver. This group hears a story or two, plays a game, sings a song, and/or does … more
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Corner Column

Though I have no good way to quantify this claim, I believe last week’s visit by the historic, world’s largest Union Pacific Big Boy steam locomotive to be the most photographed event in … more
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Quitman Library Connections

September is National Library Card Sign-up Month, so stop by the Quitman Public Library and apply for the smartest card around. Library cards are available for those providing proof of residence … more

Mineola Library Notes

Here we are in September. So many things happening this month. September is Library Card Sign-Up month. What does that mean to you? It’s a time for you to renew your library card (we do … more
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Corner Column

If anything seems out of whack with the paper this week, just let it go. If not, never mind. By the time you read this, the Major men will have returned from their sojourn to the home of golf, … more
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Mineola Library Notes

School is in session. Everyone is adjusting to their new schedules, and the library is no different. We are planning our fall programs that will resume the third week of  … more

Quitman Library Connections

August is back-to-school month, and the Quitman Public Library is ready with the most up-to-date homework help from kindergarten to college. The library subscribes to the TexShare Databases, and … more

Mineola Library Notes

I recently returned from a whirlwind vacation to South Dakota. It was great! However, while I was gone, our public access computers died. No resurrecting them this time (they were 11 years old). … more
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Quitman Library Connections

August is back-to-school month, and the Quitman Public Library is ready with the most up-to-date homework help ranging from kindergarten to college. The library subscribes to the TexShare … more
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Mineola Library Notes

Well, summer has really flown. We had a great time with Camp Read-a-Lot and we look forward to what next summer will bring. School begins very soon and the library’s programs will be … more

Sports Beat

Hopes for the 2024-25 Sporting Year In a break with convention, there will be no end-of-year column grumbling about things which have transpired in the scholastic sporting year. Conversely, and … more
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Sports Beat

It had been the intention to let the local sporting year draw to a quiet close with my daughter’s end-of-season softball tournament. In fact, an editorial detailing the hopes for the scholastic … more
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Mineola Library Notes

Camp We Read has come to a close. It was an awesome summer reading program. We visited the primary and elementary campuses during summer school as well as hosted seven programs in the library. … more

Corner Column

Certain moments in time are burned into the memory banks. Saturday’s attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump will likely take its place alongside a long and growing list … more

Mineola Police Report

July 6 2:23 a.m., motorist assist, 700 blk S. Pacific, truck broken down. 8:45 a.m., assist other agency, E. Good, phone pinging at location, no contact. 10:22 a.m., public assist, … more

Mineola Memorial Library Notes

Here we are in July. Can you believe it?   Our summer reading program, Camp We Read, is finishing up. We have had a great summer with this program. We’ve had visits from Toys in Box … more
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Mineola Memorial Library Notes

June is ending and July is just right here.   We are halfway through our summer reading program: Camp We Read. We have had some great programs so far such as Toys in Box 3D Printing and a … more

Quitman Library Connections

Summer Reading Rodeo 2024 is in full swing during June. The program is designed for ages pre-K through 10. There will be special events each Wednesday in June from 1-2 p.m.  Stop by the front … more

Mineola Memorial Library Notes

Summer has arrived. Well, maybe not by the calendar but definitely by the heat! Did you notice? The yard has been mowed. It still needs work and I am looking into that. Camp We Read … more
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