Sulphur Springs Public Library’s Summer Reading Program Concludes Record Year
Sulphur Springs Public Library’s Fun with Mary Poppins Summer Reading Program has come to an end. On May 31, 275 attended the summer reading program kickoff and we had a record number of checkouts that day – 437 – in one day!!! We saw a record number of checkouts for June – 5017 – that broke last year’s record by almost 500! We signed up 244 new patrons and 520 attended our programs. There have been 335 reading logs completed and 67...
Sulphur Springs Public Library Announces Summer Reading Program 2018
Who remembers these sayings?…A Spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down…choose your friends wisely…Be prepared for anything…carefully consider your words…be polite and keep your cool. These are words of wisdom from Mary Poppins! Sulphur Springs Public Library teaming up with Shining Star Productions proudly announces Fun with Mary Poppins Summer Reading Program 2018. As always, the library challenges kids to complete three...
Sulphur Springs Public Library Director’s Notebook
by Hope Cain A little fun library trivia for today… Which superheroine works as a librarian during the day? Batgirl Although he was well-known for being a drinker and for having scandalous love affairs with numerous women, Cassanova also worked as a librarian for the Count of Waldstein in Bohemia. Beside trivia, the library can bring you many things…reading for recreation, reading for current events or history. Reading can now come...
Author Meet and Greet at the Sulphur Springs Public Library
Sulphur Springs Retired School Personnel and Sulphur Springs Public Library are proud to present: Meet and Greet the Author – Reavis Z. Wortham on Tuesday November 14, 10:30am-11:30am at the Public Library. Coffee and snacks will be served. Mr. Wortham hunted and fished the river bottoms near Chicota, Texas as a boy. Lamar and Red River County are the inspiration for the fictional setting for The Red River Mystery series. His first...
Sulphur Springs Public Library Director’s Report
DIRECTOR’S NOTEBOOK by Hope Cain Behind every great community is a great library! The Sulphur Springs Public Library is a great place to: Tour. We recently led the Sulphur Springs Adult Leadership Class through a tour of the library. They said of the tour: “The library is a great asset to our community. It is versatile and important to our citizens.” We have tours for the St. Clair music box collection and the Sinclair WWII...
Sulphur Springs Public Library Update By Hope Cain
Don’t forget about the Public Library this fall season! ON HALLOWEEN, in support of Breast Cancer Awareness we will PINK OUT at the library, so bring the kids by because we love to see the kids dressed in their Halloween best to post on our Facebook page! We will have the greatest spooky books ready to be checked out! AT MY DESK: I enjoyed the article in American Libraries titled “How Audiobooks Can Help Kids Who Struggle With...
Sulphur Springs Public Library Director’s Notebook by Hope Cain
Summer has come to an end here at the Sulphur Springs Public Library and school has begun. I am so proud of all the kids and parents that committed themselves to a summer of reading. Each child who completed the challenge of 5 reading logs completed 8 ½ hours of reading this summer. We now turn our sights to school, tests, football and raking the leaves. Apples and pumpkin are in season, so now is the time for fall recipes. Why...
September Storytime at the Sulphur Springs Public Library
Sulphur Springs Public Library announces our new Storytime beginning September 4 in the Storytime room at the library on the first and third Fridays of every month through May at 10:30am The Very Ready Reading Program for preschoolers and their parent/caregiver uses books, music and activities to encourage the lifelong benefits of early literacy for your child. Ten Powerful Reasons to share books with 2 and 3 year olds Opportunity for...
SULPHUR SPRINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY TO THE RESCUE!!
Research is clear that children who don’t read during the summer can lose up to three months of reading progress and that loss has a cumulative long-term effect. Sustained summer learning opportunities lead to higher graduation rates, better preparation for college, and positive effects on children’s self-esteem, confidence, and motivation. SULPHUR SPRINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY TO THE RESCUE!! The Summer Reading Program theme...
