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Almost There! Jacinto City Branch To Reopen December 27

Submitted by David Cherry on Mon, 12/05/2011 - 8:20am

Jacinto City Branch Library ConstructionWe are pleased to announce that the renovations to the Jacinto City Branch Library are nearly complete and that the branch will reopen on December 27.
While we know the temporary closure of the library has made things a little less convenient for our loyal Jacinto City customers, we are certain that it will be worth it. In addition to a large new meeting room, the branch has received a major facelift, including fresh paint, new furniture, fixtures and carpeting, as well as remodeled restrooms.

Poetry for Native American Heritage Month

Submitted by David Cherry on Sun, 11/20/2011 - 9:52am

Cover Art: The Winged Serpent: American Indian Prose and PoetryYou can see them in our landscape, in place names like Anahuac, Wichita Falls and Navasota. You can see them in our language, in the words shack, lagniappe and totem. They are in the food we eat—they were first to cultivate potatoes, corn, coffee, and chocolate. They had empires, architecture, science, mathematics and art to rival anything in their conquerors’ lands.

Off the Shelf and Into the Future: Free Technology Training at HCPL

Submitted by David Cherry on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 3:12pm

140/365 Computer Magic by Sarah G. courtesy of the artist and Flickr Creative CommonsYou want the latest Janet Evanovich? You go to the library. You have a big report due?. You go to the library. Your grandma always said you have royal blood and you want confirmation? You go to the library. But what if you want to get your hands on an iPad before you sink your cash into one? What if you need to learn Microsoft Excel and get some help polishing your resumé? What if somebody said, “Just google me” and all you could do was blush?

2011 National Book Award Winners

Submitted by David Cherry on Thu, 11/17/2011 - 1:39pm

Cover Art: Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn WardThe National Book Awards were handed out on Wednesday night in New York City. As you might recall, the announcement of the NBA finalists received more attention than usual this year (though not the kind the organization would have wanted). Amid the customary, and probably justified, grousing about the nominees’ obscurity and the snubbing of well-received works by better-known (and better-selling) writers, was the mistaken nomination, and forced withdrawal, of Lauren Myracle’s Shine.

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