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Gulf Coast Reads Events

Submitted by Sylvia Powers on Thu, 09/27/2012 - 1:15pm

Experience nine-year old Oskar Schell’s post -911 world with the rest of us as we read and discuss this year’s Gulf Coast Reads title, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer,

Gifts From Our Friends

Submitted by Sylvia Powers on Wed, 08/08/2012 - 9:48am

Have you tried out our tech-friendly tables yet?  These awesome tables were donated by the Friends of Maud Marks Library and are making life a lot easier for our customers.  The tables have power outlets on top which you can use to power up your laptop, smartphone or any other device while using our free WiFi.  Thanks to the Friends our customers are no longer on their hands and knees searching for electrical outlets. 

What Do I Read Next?

Submitted by Sylvia Powers on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 1:42pm

Ahh, the anticipation of coming to the end of a really great story – the excitement builds, the action is riveting, the ending is awesome …and  then you realize you’re out of books! You’re out of ideas and your favorite authors all seem to be on vacation.  Now what?
Now is when you let our BookHunters service step in.  Just fill out the form and we’ll get back to you with 10 different authors/titles to try out. The form has a number of questions about your reading preferences so we can get the best matches possible. 

Texas Day Highlights

Submitted by Sylvia Powers on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 4:44pm

Arrest warraCook Arrested for Buyin' Salsa from NYCnts were served on a number of our customers Saturday March 3rd at our Texas Heritage Day Program.  Family members and friends paid the sheriff to arrest their loved and not-so-loved ones for charges ranging from “Burpin’ Dr Pepper” to “Parkin’ Healthy Horse in Library Handicapped Parking.”  The cook who was demonstrating outdoor Texas cooking was arrested for “Buyin’ Salsa from New York City!”  The librarian was even arrested, but I have it on good authority that she was framed – no way would she ever use beef jerky as a bookmark!

eBooks & eAudios Class

Submitted by Sylvia Powers on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 4:56pm

 

  Learn to download  ebooks , eAudios and eVideos from the library in our free workshop this Saturday, January 21st at 10am. This workshop will cover the basics of borrowing and downloading for iPads, Kindles, Nooks and more.  Hands on session allows you to check out the advantages of each.

You can register online or by calling us at 281-492-8592

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