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Summer Reading Program Reminder

Just a friendly reminder that our Bay Springs, Enterprise, Heidelberg, Pachuta, and Quitman branches are taking signups NOW for the 2023 All Together Now Summer Reading Program! 📚 Children (ages 4-15) MUST BE signed up to participate, so please get your child/children signed up as soon as possible. (NOTE: The Pachuta branch is taking signups for adults too!) 

Our six branches all have different activities scheduled, so please call the librarians listed below for more information. You can sign up and take part in the summer reading program at one branch, two, three, four, five...or all six branches, if you like. The choice is yours, and we can't wait to see you! 😊 

* Bay Springs (Libby and Marie): 601-764-2291 

* Enterprise (Alicia): 601-659-3564 

* Heidelberg (Patricia): 601-787-3857 

* Pachuta (Stephanie): 601-776-7209 

* Quitman (Barb and Roxanne): 601-776-2492 

* Stonewall (Elaine): 601-659-3080

Family Fun at Quitman Library

More family fun time at the Quitman Library! 😊 Check out this awesome Lego creation father and daughter duo John and Alayna Mathis built! Great job! 👍🏼

Amazon Fire Giveaway at Pachuta Library

Stop by the Pachuta Public Library and register for the summer reading program - coming in July! The program is open to kids (ages 4-15) ... and adults too! Every patron who signs up has the chance to win an Amazon Fire 7 tablet! During the program, participants will have even more chances to enter the giveaway, so stop by today and sign up! (Please note that this giveaway is taking place at the Pachuta Public Library ONLY). For more details, call librarian Stephanie Sullivan at 601-776-7209.

Summer Reading Program at Heidelberg

The Mary Weems Parker Memorial Library in Heidelberg is hosting their summer reading program today through June 22nd. Librarian Patricia will have take-and-make kits available for the children (ages 4-15), and every Thursday afternoon there will be activities for the children from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. For more information, call Patricia at 601-787-3857 during regular business hours (Monday through Thursday - 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM). 📚

Latest Puzzle Completed!

The latest puzzle at the Quitman Library was completed today by father and daughter duo Jeffry and Katie Nichols. (Thank you!)🧩 The new Seasons Calendar puzzle should be available at the Quitman Library sometime next week.🧩

2023 Summer Reading Program is Coming!

It's almost time for the EMRL 2023 Summer Reading Program! 🎉 Our theme this year is All Together Now, which focuses on kindness, friendship, and unity. 

The Enterprise, Heidelberg, Pachuta, and Quitman libraries are taking signups now. The Bay Springs branch will take signups starting Monday, May 22nd, and details about the Stonewall program will come at a later date. Children (ages 4-15) MUST BE signed up to participate, so please get your child/children signed up as soon as possible. (NOTE: The Pachuta branch is taking signups for adults too!) 

Our six branches all have different activities scheduled, so please call the librarians listed below for more information. You can sign up and take part in the summer reading program at one branch, two, three, four, five...or all six branches, if you like. The choice is yours, and we can't wait to see you! 

* Bay Springs (Libby and Marie): 601-764-2291 

* Enterprise (Alicia): 601-659-3564 

* Heidelberg (Patricia): 601-787-3857 

* Pachuta (Stephanie): 601-776-7209 

* Quitman (Barb and Roxanne): 601-776-2492 

* Stonewall (Elaine): 601-659-3080

Pete The Cat Storytime at Quitman Library

A "purrfect" time was had by all at Quitman Library's storytime yesterday! 🐱 Mrs. Barb read Pete the Cat Too Cool for School, and the kids enjoyed some playtime and crafting too! Stay tuned for details on our next storytime - coming June 6th! 📕

Storytime at Quitman Library

🎨COMING TOMORROW!📚 Join us at the Quitman Public Library at 9:00 AM for storytime, crafting, and playtime! Mrs. Barb will be reading Pete the Cat Too Cool for School by Kimberly and James Dean. 🐱 We hope to see you there!

Book Signing Reminder

❗❗REMINDER❗❗ Don't miss the book signing event with local author Bubby Johnston this Wednesday, May 17th, starting at 2:00 PM at the Quitman Public Library! 📖

Happy Mother's Day!

From your friends at EMRL - Have a blessed Mother's Day weekend! 🌸🌺🌸

Arts and Crafts Party at Quitman Library

Get ready! Another arts and crafts party is coming to Quitman Public Library on Monday, June 5th! 🎨 For more information, call librarian Roxanne Rich at 601-776-2492.

Check It Out!

Just look at these beautiful creations our patrons worked on during the arts and crafts party at Quitman Public Library this morning! 😍 Thank you so much to everyone who attended! Our next arts and crafts party will take place June 5th! For more information, call librarian Roxanne Rich at 601-776-2492. 🎨

Pachuta Library Newsletter - May 2023

We hope you enjoy the Pachuta Public Library May 2023 Newsletter. Please call librarian Stephanie Sullivan at 601-776-7209 if you have any questions. (Click on the images below to view them in full size).💮🌞💮

SRP at the Quitman Library

☀️📚SUMMER READING PROGRAM IS COMING SOON!📚☀️ 

Our theme for the 2023 EMRL summer reading program is "All Together Now", and our Quitman librarians, Barb and Roxanne, made this awesome display showing the many different places and services their community has to offer, including a hospital, police department, church, junior high, and grocery store. 

During the summer reading program, some of the community members will stop by the Quitman Library and discuss what they do, their involvement in the community, and much more! So, mark your calendars NOW! The Quitman Library will host the summer reading program in July on the 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th. Hours are 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM for ages 4-7 and 10:00 AM until noon for ages 8-15. For more information, call Barb and Roxanne at 601-776-2492.

Book Signing at the Quitman Library

PRESS RELEASE: A local resident who co-authored a book with his late father will hold a book signing at the Clarke County-Quitman Library on May 17, 2023. The special event will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. in the foyer of the library. Copies can be purchased for $32, which includes sales tax. 

Bubby Johnston, a Forest native living in Quitman, completed recently his father’s (Erle Johnston) book, THE THUNDER of ELEPHANTS, from Bayonets to Ballots, a 40-chapter, 400-page memoir about the history and resurgence of the Republican Party in Mississippi. 

Of local interest especially is the final chapter, which recognizes several women for their work in the GOP, including the late Mary Carter Speed of Quitman. The book is dedicated to Bubby’s sisters, Carol Lindley of Hattiesburg and Lynn Catalina of San Antonio, Texas. On the dedication page, Bubby wrote: “We were very blessed that Erle and Fay Johnston were our parents. Finally, ol’ Bub completed Dad’s book. It’s time to celebrate! 

Erle Johnston wrote three books, I Rolled with Ross; Mississippi’s Defiant Years, 1953-1973; and Politics: Mississippi Style. He was working on his fourth book, THE THUNDER of ELEPHANTS, from Bayonets to Ballots, when he died following heart surgery in 1995. Bubby is a graduate of Forest High School and Mississippi State University. He is married to the former Janet Harris of Quitman. 

Bubby noted that $15 from each book sale will be sent to the Children’s of Mississippi Hospital, in memory of his parents. To order by mail, please send check or money order for $38 to Boonedocks Publishing, LLC, 603 Betty Circle, Quitman, MS 39355.

Happy Star Wars Day!

Happy Star Wars Day from your friends at EMRL! You can find a ton of Star Wars books and DVD’s by searching our online catalog at https://emrl.biblionix.com/catalog. May the 4th be with you! 

Storytime at Quitman Library

Some pictures from yesterday's storytime at the Quitman Public Library! 📚 Thank you so much to everyone who attended.🙂 Stay tuned for details on our next storytime - coming May 16th!