Family Shopping a Library Book Sale
MARCH 2026 | LIBRARY NEWS 
Director's Note-

February flew by and Spring is finally near!  We are gearing up for our annual book sale at the library.  Make plans to stop by for some great deals. 
If you haven't gotten your new library card yet, we have them ready for you.  Stop by the circulation desk to pick it up and help us celebrate 125 years in our building Carnegie library.
We continue to make improvements to the library and have been working hard to transition to a new, even better library experience for you!  We are excited to offer our patrons cost effective access to more than 5 million books, audiobooks, and other materials.  More details coming soon!
Hope to see you at the library.
Happy Reading,
Jamie Sparks, Director
 
Stop by our Annual BOOK SALE 
 
Our annual book sale takes place March 7-29 in the Reference Room.
 
SPECIAL PRESALE on March 6, from 5-6:30pm.  
$10 admission
 
CASH ONLY- Great prices on Books, DVDS's & Audiobooks
MONTHLY BOOK CLUB for adults
Join the discussion!
 
We will discuss a new book each month. 
Join us either day in the Queen City Room.
 
2nd Monday 5:30pm-6:30pm
or
2nd Tuesday 2pm-3pm
 
Open to all adults who have read the book!
Need to borrow a copy? Pick one up at the front desk!
 
March: West with Giraffes, by Lynda Rutledge
West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge

Special Event March 21
The Evolution of Women's Fashion:  
Through the Decades
Saturday, March 21
10am
Join us for a fun morning as we learn the history and social trends surrounding Women's Fashion throughout the decades, starting with the early 1900's.
Presented by Fashion Queens:  Sarah Rea Broyles & Sherry Bowen Broyles
No sign up required.
Queen City Room
Intended for adults
 
CHILDREN'S Department
  •  LEGO Club: 1st & 3rd Monday's 4:30-6:30pm, all ages
  •  Bookworms: 2nd Monday 5:45pm, elementary ages
  •  Evening Storytime: 4th Monday 5:45pm, preschool 
  •  Morning Storytime: every Thursday 10am, preschool
 Sat. March 21:  10am-noon
"Knead to Read" Playdough Day in Children's Department
We'll provide the supplies; you provide the imagination!
Child Playing with Rainbow Colored Play Dough

Resilience & Reading:
1930's The Great Depression & Great Stories
Literature in the 1930s was heavily defined by the Great Depression, characterized by harsh realism, social protest, and themes of poverty, migration, and the struggles of the common person.
Join us as we take a reading journey through the library's beginning...let's remember the 1930's.
 
 
How To Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
How To Win Friends & Influence People
by Dale Carnegie

The most famous confidence-boosting book ever published, How To Win Friends and Influence People is a Self Help book written by Dale Carnegie. Over 15 Million Copies have been sold world-wide, making it one of the Best Selling Books of all time. In 2011, it was number 19 on TIME Magazine's List of the 100 most Influential Books. Author's advice has stood the test of time and will teach you how to: Make friends quickly and easily, Increase your popularity, Persuade people to follow your way of thinking, Enable you to win new clients and customers, Become a better speaker and Boost enthusiasm among your colleagues. This classic book will turn your relationships around and improve your interactions with everyone in your life.
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Gone with the Wind
by Margaret Mitchell

Gone With the Wind is a sweeping tale of love, loss, and survival set against the backdrop of the American Civil War and Reconstruction. Margaret Mitchell's epic novel follows the indomitable Scarlett O'Hara as she navigates the tumultuous world of the Old South, fighting to preserve her way of life.
Of Mice & Men by John Steinbeck
Of Mice & Men
by John Steinbeck

Of Mice and Men is a thriller, a gripping tale running to novelette length that you will not set down until it is finished. It is more than that; but it is that. . . . In sure, raucous, vulgar Americanism, Steinbeck has touched the quick in his little story.-The New York Times Brutality and tenderness mingle in these strangely moving pages. . . . The reader is fascinated by a certainty of approaching doom.-Chicago Tribune A short tale of much power and beauty. Mr. Steinbeck has contributed a small masterpiece to the modern tough-tender school of American fiction.-Times Literary Supplement [London]
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Little House in the Big Woods
by Laura Ingalls Wilder

The children's classic Little House on the Prairie was a mega hit television drama series in Japan, and the original book is used to teach English with! Original text and Japanese version, original illustrations, an English audio CD of the text, and art by Anno Mitsumasa. This is a full featured English learning book with all the language explained in detail without interrupting this prize winning book. In Japanese/English. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.
MARCH BOOK DISPLAYS
St. Patrick's Day
Feeling lucky?  Stop by our GREEN book display to find your next good read.
Women's History Month
Women's History Month is an annual observance to highlight the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society.
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