New Youth Titles at MWPM Library

Librarian Thyra Sumlin invites you to check out the new youth titles now available at the Mary Weems Parker Memorial Library in Heidelberg! 📚

Women's History Month - Louise Erdrich

March is Women's History Month, and we're celebrating it by recognizing some notable female authors who have played a vital role in the writing and publishing industry. Our last spotlight for the month is on Louise Erdrich. 

📚 Louise Erdrich is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and is the author of 28 books. She writes poetry, novels, and children's books featuring Native American settings and characters and is widely known as one of the most prestigious Native American Renaissance writers. In 2012, she received the National Book Award for Fiction for her novel The Round House, and she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel The Night Watchman in 2021. 📚

Use our online catalog at https://emrl.biblionix.com/catalog to find out which books we have available from Louise Erdrich. Happy Women's History Month from EMRL!

Women's History Month - Toni Morrison

March is Women's History Month, and we're celebrating it by recognizing some notable female authors who have played a vital role in the writing and publishing industry. Today's spotlight is on Toni Morrison. 

📚 Toni Morrison was an American novelist. She won the Pulitzer Prize in 1988 for her novel Beloved, and in 1993 she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Toni graduated with a B.A. in English from Howard University in 1953, and she earned a master's degree in American Literature in 1955 from Cornell University. She received many awards during her longstanding career, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012. She was also inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 2020. 📚 

Use our online catalog at https://emrl.biblionix.com/catalog to find out which books we have available from Toni Morrison. Happy Women's History Month from EMRL!

Fine Free Week is Back

Help us celebrate NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK (April 3rd-9th) by clearing your overdue fines! Visit any of our branch locations to find out more information. We can't wait for you to visit! 📚 (Please note that fees for lost and/or damaged library materials are not included in this promotion).

What We're Reading - March 2022

Here's a look at some of the books our EMRL librarians have been enjoying lately. What are you reading? 📚 (Find your next great read by searching our online catalog at https://emrl.biblionix.com/catalog).

Women's History Month - Eudora Welty

March is Women's History Month, and we're celebrating it by recognizing some notable female authors who have played a vital role in the writing and publishing industry. Today's spotlight is on Eudora Welty.

📚 Mississippi native Eudora Welty was a novelist, short story writer, and photographer. In 1973, her novel The Optimist's Daughter won the Pulitzer Prize, and she was the first living author to have her works published in the prestigious Library of America series. Welty received numerous awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 2000. 📚 

Use our online catalog at https://emrl.biblionix.com/catalog to find out which books we have available from Eudora Welty. Happy Women's History Month from EMRL!

World Poetry Day

HAPPY WORLD POETRY DAY! 📖 ✒️ 📖 The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization declared March 21st as World Poetry Day in 1999. Its purpose is "to promote the reading, writing, publishing and teaching of poetry throughout the world". Here are a few favorite poems selected by some of our EMRLS librarians. Do you have a favorite? (Click on the images below to view them in full size).

Very Hungry Caterpillar Day

Today, March 20th, is the official Very Hungry Caterpillar Day! Celebrate the treasured classic by the late Eric Carle about the caterpillar who taught us about counting while eating its favorite foods. 🐛You can find The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and many other classics by Eric Carle, by searching our online catalog at https://emrl.biblionix.com/catalog.

Women's History Month - Maya Angelou

March is Women's History Month, and we're celebrating it by recognizing some notable female authors who have played a vital role in the writing and publishing industry. Today's spotlight is on Maya Angelou.  

📚 Maya was an American novelist and poet who penned three books of essays, seven autobiographies, and numerous poetry collections. One of her most well-known works is her first autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, which details her life from childhood to age seventeen. Maya also wrote several movies, plays, and television shows during her longstanding career. She received more than 50 honorary degrees and dozens of awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, three Grammy's, and a Pulitzer Prize nomination. 📚 

Use our online catalog at https://emrl.biblionix.com/catalog to find out which books we have available from Maya Angelou. Happy Women's History Month from EMRL!

Happy St. Patrick's Day from EMRLS!

🍀 "May your troubles be less and your blessings be more and nothing but happiness come through your door". - Irish blessing 🍀

Happy Pi Day

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Pachuta Library Newsletter - March 2022

We hope you enjoy the Pachuta Public Library March 2022 Newsletter. Please call Stephanie at 601-776-7209 if you have any questions. 🍀 (Click on the images below to view them in full size).

Read Across America Day

Puzzle Giveaway at Bay Springs Library

In celebration of Read Across America/Dr. Seuss’ Birthday, the Bay Springs Municipal Library is giving away two puzzles. You MUST bring your child in to register. We will draw for them Monday, March 7th! Come by and see us!