Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving!



Happy Thanksgiving to all our patrons and guests!

Holiday hours are as follows:

Wednesday, November 25th - 9:00-5:30
Thursday, November 26th - Closed
Friday, November 27th - Closed
Saturday, November 28th - Regular hours resume

Enjoy your turkey or turkey substitute!

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FYI:
Open House for the new addition to the Library is set for Sunday, December 6th from 2:00-4:00 PM. Finger foods will be served, Shirley Chauvin Miller will sing for the first hour, and the band will play for the entire two hours.

Hope to see you there!

Thursday, November 19, 2009

GCL Sponsors Community Drive


The Garland County Library is sponsoring a community drive during the month of December. We encourage our patrons to help others in the community by dropping off non-perishable food items (this means no livestock or in-laws, sorry), baby or infant care items, or pet care supplies at the library.

Canned goods, baking mixes, pastas, sauces, and cereals, baby and pet foods are always in high demand. Please donate only unopened packages and make sure that they haven't expired.

All donations will be distributed to local charities, such as the Jackson House, Potter's Clay, the Humane Society, and the Senior Companions program.

Donating items will have no effect on a patron's account.

We look forward to your help in making this a happier holiday season for those in our community in need. Thank you.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Reference Librarian Donna Rusher named Library Paraprofessional of the Year


















Our own Donna Addison Rusher was named the Lorrie Shuff Paraprofessional of the Year by the Arkansas Library Association at their annual conference last month. This award was well deserved for our longest tenured employee. Donna has worked continuously at the Garland County Library for the past 32 years but also worked at the library back when she was in the 5th grade! She started in 1977 as a clerk and has worked her way up the chain to Reference Librarian.

Aside from her work at the library, Donna is an avid dog lover and outdoors enthusiast. She can be found sitting atop a levee in Helena, AR the first weekend of every October.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009