tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76218759660460195862024-03-05T01:46:30.988-06:00Garland County LibraryGarland County Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688048733241765696noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621875966046019586.post-25946949001044551582012-06-21T09:13:00.004-05:002012-06-21T09:13:52.137-05:00Arkansas Read to Investigate Arkansas Crimes
Authors
Mara Leveritt and Brooks Blevins will talk at the Garland County Library’s
Great Arkansas Read summer reading program when its focus turns to two
notorious Arkansas
crimes the weekend of June 23rd and 24th. The reading program, sponsored by the Friends
of the Garland County Library, encourages readers to review Garland County Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688048733241765696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621875966046019586.post-14216049086550591822012-05-24T13:34:00.000-05:002012-05-24T13:34:09.053-05:00Reading Program Gets Arkansas Twist
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The Friends of the Garland County Library will hold their annual book sale May 3, 4, and 5. The first day is for members only, but a $5 membership can be bought at the door. There are thousands of books and the Gordonelle Williams Hall is bursting at the seams. I took a peak inside and felt my heart flutter. I immediately forgot what I was looking for and even what Garland County Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688048733241765696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621875966046019586.post-34966195185223489032012-04-24T13:38:00.002-05:002012-04-24T13:38:56.150-05:00EARTH DAY!!!
Photo by woodleywonderworks
HOORAY!
Garland County Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688048733241765696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621875966046019586.post-65600849834993935722012-04-06T11:38:00.003-05:002012-04-06T12:59:50.951-05:00Bluegrass Jam
Photo by Steve Punter
Come out to the Garland County Library for our monthly acoustic Bluegrass Jam on the first Thursday of every month from 5:30 to 7:30 Garland County Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688048733241765696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621875966046019586.post-42426734060414977852012-03-20T14:16:00.000-05:002012-03-20T14:16:31.129-05:00Calling All Ukes! Library Hosts Great Uke Salute
(Donna Rusher and Tony Webb take a uke break.)
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Garland County Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688048733241765696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621875966046019586.post-45819982334907059482012-02-21T13:20:00.003-06:002012-02-21T13:22:39.218-06:00A Blog on Blogs
Web logs, or blogs for short,
have been popping up all over the internet in various forms since the 90’s.
Originating from email lists, bulletin board systems, and other early internet
social networking tools, blogs are basically personal online journals created
by individuals about any topic imaginable. A blog is usually laid out in a
reverse chronological order with the newest post at the topGarland County Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688048733241765696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621875966046019586.post-3097121327995261222012-02-14T12:19:00.002-06:002012-02-14T12:28:19.227-06:00Free tax help at the Garland County LibraryTax volunteers from AARP will be offering free tax help at your Garland County Library from now until April 14th. Their hours of operation are Monday-Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm and they also have evening sessions on Tue-Wed-Thu from 3 pm to 7 pm. To use this service, you'll need to bring your W-2s and a copy of last year's tax return. If you have rental or farm property, you are ineligible for Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621875966046019586.post-20702627501266921752012-02-07T13:58:00.001-06:002012-02-07T13:58:52.268-06:00Sonny Burgess to Headline Library Cash Tribute<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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As early as February of 1841, Americans have relied on a groundhog to predict how much longer winter weather will last. Although the rodent is very rarely accurate, rated at about 39% according to the National Climatic Data Center, thousands of people still gather to celebrate Groundhog Day every February 2nd. Supposedly if the day is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from the ground winter Garland County Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688048733241765696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621875966046019586.post-22954139074625907802012-01-18T12:52:00.001-06:002012-01-18T12:52:20.210-06:00Master Gardeners Propose Colorful Spring<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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mso-paper-source:0Garland County Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688048733241765696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621875966046019586.post-31251363095375478222011-12-27T19:24:00.000-06:002011-12-27T19:24:54.075-06:00GCL to Introduce Sleuther Mystery Book Club
Get out your magnifying glasses and deer stalkers because the Garland County Library is starting a new mystery book club. The Sleuthers will convene the third Saturday of each month at 10 a.m., beginning January 21st, to discuss classic and contemporary mysteries. Our first case is a classic: Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep, one of the finest detective novels ever and a masterpieceGarland County Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688048733241765696noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621875966046019586.post-62217574416514656502011-12-21T12:35:00.002-06:002011-12-21T12:35:58.149-06:00Bingo Versions of Bingo have been played around the world since the year 1530. The game was first recorded as an Italian gamed called “Lo Giuoco del Lotto d’Italia,” meaning an Italian lotto. France, in the eighteenth century, added playing cards, tokens and verbal commands to their version of the game. By the nineteenth century, Germany had taken the game to use asGarland County Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688048733241765696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621875966046019586.post-65791537718901961412011-12-16T13:45:00.002-06:002011-12-16T13:45:51.279-06:00Holiday Kindle Giveaway Sweepstakes
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The Garland County Library's book cart drill team, Santa's Little Shelvers, was awarded a trophy for their performance in Monday night's Downtown Christmas Parade. The silver cup, for "Most Decorated Non-Float," was awarded at a ceremony at the Arlington Hotel Tuesday, December 6th. Santa's Little Shelvers consist of Katie Allen, Brittany Chavez, Jill Henson, Tiffany Hough, Erin Garland County Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688048733241765696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621875966046019586.post-11172315794957317312011-12-05T13:43:00.001-06:002011-12-05T14:08:13.715-06:0070th anniversary of Pearl Harbor
"December 7th 1941, a date which will live in infamy." -President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
70 years ago, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the US Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This event forced the United States, which had adopted a doctrine of isolationism, to declare war and thus enter into the fray of World War II. The United States Congress declared war Garland County Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688048733241765696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621875966046019586.post-47428825055610622872011-11-15T12:46:00.003-06:002011-11-15T13:20:05.431-06:00GCL to Host Pre-Thanksgiving "Thank You" Party<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; Garland County Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688048733241765696noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621875966046019586.post-90906880306330150872011-11-08T12:54:00.007-06:002011-11-08T13:55:59.155-06:00Even More Exciting Changes!Just when you thought things here at the Library couldn't get any more exciting....You. Were. Wrong!We have added some rad new movies to our collection. Ever heard of Trollhunter? Didn't think so, but you should check it out. This Norwegian mockumentary features shakey camera work, cool special effects, and an awesomely original plot. Reserve it right now!Graphic novelist Sam Keith's 90's MTV Garland County Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688048733241765696noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621875966046019586.post-84369194877630032712011-11-02T14:34:00.003-05:002011-11-02T14:57:03.300-05:00Exciting changes at the Garland County LibraryThere are a few things different, or soon to be different, at the Garland County Library. First of all is that our ebook vendor, Overdrive, is now Amazon Kindle compatible! This opens our service to a large number of library patrons, given that the Kindle is the most popular e-reader on the market by a large margin. This deal between Overdrive and Amazon has increased the demand for ebooks at theUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621875966046019586.post-10595741541048607472011-10-25T16:49:00.001-05:002011-10-25T16:53:26.469-05:00Library Offers Murder, Most English<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; Garland County Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688048733241765696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621875966046019586.post-50832889198449722622011-10-18T14:58:00.001-05:002011-10-18T15:02:50.491-05:00Documentary Madness<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; Garland County Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688048733241765696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621875966046019586.post-31665092701128097412011-10-04T15:01:00.002-05:002011-10-04T15:09:47.336-05:00Library Staff Member Wins Video AwardBrook Olsen had the winning entry in the Arkansas Library Association's "Why I Love My Library" Video Contest. Congratulations to Brook! We can't wait for the sequel.Garland County Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688048733241765696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621875966046019586.post-53784593453814407742011-09-20T13:35:00.002-05:002011-09-20T13:38:17.232-05:00GCL Hosts Holdenathon in Honor of Banned Books Week(Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; Garland County Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688048733241765696noreply@blogger.com0