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Just like every class before it and every class since, the high school Class of 1973 tossed its caps in the air and went forth to change the world.

Did we? more

Quitman Library Connections

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

Mineola Memorial Library Notes

Finally, we got some much needed rain in many parts of the area. It may not have been a lot of rain, but it was rain. It still exists. Fall programs are back in full swing at the library.   … more

Quitman Library Connections

National Voter Registration Day is this country’s largest single-day non-partisan voter registration drive, and it happens Tuesday, Sept. 29. The Quitman Public Library is participating in the … more
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Mineola Memorial Library Notes

Wow! The summer really flew by. We are gearing up for fun fall programs. We hope you will stop by and see what they are all about. Our air conditioners are working and that’s an added reason to … more
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Quitman Library Connections

The Quitman Public Library is recognizing Dog Days of Summer which is a time of particularly hot, unbearable weather during August. Stop by the library, cool off, and check out the displays near the … more
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Mineola Memorial Library Notes

Hope you had a great summer! By the time you read this, school for Mineola and Alba will have resumed and sadly there will be fewer children in the library. We continue to offer Toddler Story Time on … more

Quitman Library Connections

Volunteers from The Wood County TX Genealogical Society will be on hand at the Quitman Public Library on Friday, Aug. 4 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. to assist visitors with family history research during the … more

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Legacy. The word keeps cropping up, bouncing around like an ear worm. It came to light last fall when our family began what I’m calling a legacy tour of sites around East Texas and a … more

Mineola Memorial Library Notes

July was a busy month. We wrapped up the summer reading program: Camp We Read. Our smallest group was 19 participants and our largest was around 35 participants. We closed out the program with … more

Quitman Library Connections

The Quitman Public Library invites parents to combat National Anti-boredom Month this July by bringing the kids in to use our Ignite by Hatch™ computers. Ignite gives kids access to interactive … more

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We prefer the trees of East Texas to the near desert conditions in parts of West Texas. They are worth driving through primarily to get to the mountains with cooler climes and taller trees. But … more
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Mineola Memorial Library Notes

Can you believe how fast the summer is moving? It’s July already. We have had wonderful participation in this year’s summer reading adventure of Camp Read. We did go outside before … more
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Quitman Library Connections

QPL 2023 Summer Reading “Libraries Rock” program has ended, and the library would like to recognize those who helped make it awesome: Rafael Espinoza and the Rockabilly Railroad, Quitman … more

Corner Column

It’s not my hometown anymore, at least, not the one where I grew up. It took half a century to come to that conclusion, but the recent news that Denton County Texas has a population of … more

Mineola Memorial Library Notes

Summer time! It’s awesome! And my brain is on overload! We are having a wonderful summer full of activities inviting children into the library. Each Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m. we have … more

Quitman Library Connections

QPL 2023 Summer Reading “Libraries Rock” program is happening this month! On Tuesday, June 13, summer readers were “Painting Rocks Together” with the Quitman Garden Club and … more
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SportsBeat

With graduations complete and the summer singing along, another year of scholastic sports is in the books. The last 2023 UIL sporting event for the readership was the final round of the girls 3A … more
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Quitman Library Connections

Don’t miss the QPL Summer Reading “Libraries Rock” kick-off party Tuesday, June 6 featuring Rafael Espinoza & the Rockabilly Railroad at 2 p.m. in the library’s Shamburger … more
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Mineola Memorial Library Notes

Greetings, fellow readers. There’s a lot to update you on, especially because I missed the last deadline. We had just returned from the Texas Library Association’s annual conference in … more
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