Sevier County Libraries

Library Snippets from Johnye Fisher of the Sevier County Library System

School is back in session, and we have finally gotten some much-needed rain. We hope to be moving into fall soon, so don’t be surprised if you come in and see lots of fall decorations in the library. We just love fall!

September is Library Card Sign-up month, so if you don’t have a library card, stop in and get one. We will tell you just what you have to have. This card entitles you to Books, DVDs, Audio Books, as well as the Libby App to read or listen to books online on your phone, kindle, or tablet. 

Ms. Catherine has moved to Horatio Library, and we miss her but are glad she is still with our system. We will sure miss Kelsie, so please give her a big send-off on her new journey in Dentistry. Also, please welcome Carolyn and Freda. These ladies have been training for a few weeks and are learning to take care of our patrons. Thank you all for your patience. 

This month there will be only one storytime since school has started, and everyone is getting back in the groove of things; it will be September 21st at 4 pm. It will be on Grandparents since Grandparents day is this month.

We still have seeds for checkout to plant. However, we do ask that if you have seeds from your harvest, you share them with us so we can keep our seed program going.

And don’t forget you can access our card catalog anytime at: 

www.seviercountylibrary.com/county-card-catalog.

Don’t forget we have the LIBBYAPP. You can follow the instructions to download the Libby app from our Facebook.com/seviercountylibrary or simply go to your play store on your device. Remember you must search “Arkansas Digital Library Consortium” and hold a valid library card to browse our selection. For more information, you can call 584-4364 

Catherine says so many exciting things are going on at the Horatio Library! We are having our new library dog, Dusty, on September 10th at 10:00 am. We will learn about therapy dogs and what they do, plus the kids will hear a story about another library dog.  Our gigantic book sale is still going on, and you can find some wonderful books that need new homes. Our new outside little free library box has been installed and is just waiting for you. We are continuing to do some rearranging inside, and we hope you will like the changes.  Be sure to check out our new DVD section plus our series DVDs.  Tuesdays are open if your group would like to get together to play cards or games. Just give us a call. We would love to see you check out books or just say "howdy." 

Have you peeked into the Lockesburg Branch Library lately? A new project is underway.  Mz. Wendy is refurbishing the older juvenile hardback books.  “New and clean” or “old and tired-looking,” which would you choose?  By creating new dust jackets with updated fonts and graphics, a new life is being given to these books.  Who knows what real gem may now be discovered that was overlooked because the book looked old and used.  It is an inescapable fact of life; “we do judge a book by its cover.”  If you haven’t visited the Library recently, you need to do so now that school is back in session and find a good read for yourself. Our library is amazing and getting better all the time. Call Mz Wendy at 289-2233 

Hello from Gillham Library!  We want to welcome Mz. Freda Kyles to the Gillham Library. She will be working on Friday afternoons. We hate to lose Kelsie, but you can see her at Smile’s Dentistry. As always, we have some good books for you to check out. David Baldacci’s 6:20 Man, James Patterson’s Shattered, and Catherine Coulter’s Reckoning. For the kids, we have Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sing DVDs. We are busy playing dominoes on Tuesday mornings 9-12 if you like to play, come on by. We have Notary services available on Tuesday’s and don’t forget you can make copies.  

Snippets with Johnye Fisher from the Sevier County Library System

April is here and it is the fourth month of the year that brings us Earth Day, April Fool's Day, and Easter, just to name a few. Hibernating animals come out of their winter sleep, birds fly back to settle, and in some parts of the world, the harvest season begins. Speaking of Easter, On April 6th at 4 pm, Kelsie will have Easter storytime and activities for the kids. It has been said that April showers bring May flowers, so we will be giving away flower seeds for the kids to plant.  

Kickin’ it with Klondike is April 20th at 4 pm. Come play games and have fun with Klondike.

Don’t forget now that spring is here. We have seeds of all kinds for checkout. Remember these are the only items you can check out and not bring back. However, we do ask that if you have seeds from your harvest, you share them with us so we can keep our seed program going.

 

And don’t forget you can access our card catalog anytime at: 

www.seviercountylibrary.com/county-card-catalog.

Don’t forget the LIBBYAPP. You can follow the instructions to download the libbyapp from our Facebook.com/seviercountylibrary or simply go to your play store on your device. Remember you must search “Arkansas Digital Library Consortium” and hold a valid library card to browse our selection. For more information, you can call 584-4364

Amy at Horatio Library says, Happy April Y’all.  Come check out the front of our building and let your children play.   We have a caterpillar and an alligator out there.  No that's not an April Fool’s joke either, we really do.  We have lots of new books and DVD's that have come in this month.   Come by and see what we have.  We will be having a children's program on the 9th and 23d both will be at 10 a.m.   Don't forget we also have a domino game that goes on Thursday's.   We need to get these guys some more competition.  Come out and join them.  We hope to see you soon.

“Art at the Library” kick-off will be the week of April 6,7 and 9, patrons may come to the Lockesburg Library and prepare to start an art project for the library art show in May. All supplies will be provided and the theme is READ. On April 20, 21, and 23 in honor of Earth Day, Mz Wendy and the Lockesburg Library will celebrate by providing some STEM Earth Science activities around that theme. We will do some outdoor planting in the library flowerbeds and create a garden pot craft and al always a game will be included.  Lockesburg Library designs programs for fun and learning. Homeschool groups are welcome and encouraged to participate during the hours the library is open at their convenience. Wednesdays and Thursdays 8:30 – 5:00 and Saturdays mornings. For more information, call Wendy Clay at the Lockesburg Library at 289-2233 or follow us on facebook on the Lockesburg Library page.

Hey from Gillham Library. We are still in the process of moving and almost done so please bear with us a little longer. The new building is really nice; we can’t wait for everyone to see it. While we are waiting there are still new books and DVD’S to check out. We have James Patterson and Dolly Parton’s Run Rose Run, Harlen Coben’s, The Match, David Rosenfelt’s Citizen K-9 and CJ Box’s Shadows Reel. We also have a new author that everyone is enjoying Jana Deleon, she writes about escapades in Louisiana.  We have new DVD’s, Space Jam, The Addams Family 2, and Ghostbusters Afterlife.   Come see us and check one out. 


Sevier County Libraries Curbside Service Only

Under the direction of the Sevier County Library Board all Sevier County Libraries will be at curbside service beginning Tuesday January 11, 2022. The Library board dislikes making this decision but with the cases rising, to help keep everyone safe, they made this decision. Please be patient with our library system.

WE CAN HELP YOU AND SERVE ALL YOUR LIBRARY NEEDS CURBSIDE. PLEASE CALL YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY WITH ANY QUESTIONS.

Sevier County Library December Snippets

The ladies at the De Queen Branch Library hope you have a Holly Jolly Christmas and remember the reason for the season. Beginning December 1st through December 15th area children can come in, receive a paper and envelope, write their letter to Santa, drop in our special mailbox and raise the flag. There is a trick to this so read carefully, your child’s name and address needs to be on the envelope in order to receive a reply from the north pole(wink).

Our 10th Annual Cocoa with Mrs. Claus will be December 18th at 11:00 am. There will be a story time, make a Christmas character, and paint by sticker for the first 30 children. There might even be some Christmas carols and or a special visitor.

Thanks to Tri-County Regional Library System for allowing our patrons the opportunity of E-books, via the Libbyapp by Overdrive. You can follow the instructions to download the libbyapp from our Facebook.com/seviercountylibrary or simply go to your play store on your device. Remember you must search “Arkansas Digital Library Consortium” and hold a valid library card to browse our selection. For more information, you can call 584-4364

Merry Christmas Everyone from the Horatio Library. Where has the time gone? We hope everyone has all their shopping done. We will be having our Christmas program on December the 4th at 10 a.m. We will also have a booth set up outside the library with information about early literacy, you will be able to get a library card and there will be information about our new app Libby. We will be set up outside until 12 for your convenience. We will have bookmarks, books and a door prize you can enter to win. This will be in conjunction with Christmas on Main and the Elf Parade. Horatio will also be having their Christmas Parade that day. There will be lots of fun things going on so make plans to stop by and see us. Every Thursday morning, we have a hot pot of coffee and a domino game going. Come by and join in on the fun. We hope to see you soon.

The Lockesburg Library has two events planned in December. On December 4th a “Come and Go Open House Tea Party” at 10:00. Stop by and bring your most Christmas-y teacup to show off. On December 11th at 10: 00 a children’s program, “A Pirate’s Night Before Christmas”. The program will include a story time with pirate-themed games and activities. For more information, call Mz. Wendy at 870-289-2233. For your convenience our book collection can be accessed at; https://evolveopac.infovisionsoftware.com/lockesburg

Merry Christmas from the Gillham Library! We want to thank all our Patrons for their support this year. There will be a virtual story time with Kelsie on our Facebook page December 17th. She will read “Who Will Pull Santa’s Sleigh”. We will be handing out treat bags starting December 17th, so come by and pick one up. We have several new Holiday themed books for the kids; “How to Catch a Gingerbread Man”, “How to Catch an Elf”, and “How to Catch a Snowman”. We have some great books for Adults too! Janet Evanovich’s “Game On”, Danielle Steel’s “Flying Angels”, and Louise Penny and Hillary Clinton’s “State of Terror”. We are now offering a new service, Notary only on Tuesdays. We can make copies or send faxes for you also. Tuesday 9-1, Friday 1-5, and Saturday 10-2. Merry Christmas and Happy New year from Rhonda, Kelsie and Mr. Bob.

Message From The Sevier County Library System

ATTENTION PATRONS: Due to the rising cases in Sevier County. The Sevier County Library Board has decided to go to curbside service only in all Sevier County Libraries beginning January 11, 2021. We are not sure how long we will have to close our lobby at this point but we will keep everyone informed. Also no donations are being accepted at this time. Please save them for us for a later date.

Thank you so much for your patience.

We can still make copies, faxes, notary (when in office) and check in and out items through our drop box.

Please call your local library for more information.

January Snippets from the Sevier County Library System

JOHNYE FISHER

Happy New Year from the Ladies at the De Queen Library. We hope you all had a Merry Christmas and safe travels into the New Year. Thank you to Walmart and Pruett’s food for your donations for our Christmas for the Children this year.

As the old year passes and the New Year comes along, please take a moment to stop and think of the blessings you received even though the year 2020 was very different and hard on us all especially those who lost loved ones.

The De Queen Library is open normal business hours from 9am – 5pm Monday through Friday and Saturday 9am – 12pm. We still offer the same services and resources as we have in the past, even with COVID still lingering. Also you can look at the county card catalogs on our website www.seviercountylibrary.com to see what new and great items we have.

Our story times this month with be January 13th and 27th on our library Sevier County Library. I am sure Kelsie will have something fun planned

Hello everyone, we hope you had a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We are praying that 2021 is a much better year for us all. We have new books this month from Authors such as Jane Ann Krentz, Faye Kellerman, Danielle Steele, Jane Harper, Robert B. Parker and Lisa Gardner. James Patterson has a new kids book Middle School Field Trip coming in this month. Grinny Granny Donkey will also be in this month. This book is about Wonkey Donkeys mom and Dinkey Donkeys Grandmother. We will also be having three story times. They will be on January 2, 16 and 30 on our Facebook page. If you have any questions you can give us a call at the Horatio Library at 870-832-6882.

Lockesburg Library will be having a drive-up free book giveaway during the month of January. Some really great titles will be bagged and loaded into your waiting vehicle. No need to get out of your car just call 870-289-2233 and librarian, Wendy Clay will bring the bag of books to you curbside. The library is interested in identifying adult readers who would like to be a part of a virtual book club using a zoom Meeting Format. Call the library or email loxlib@hotmail.com to sign up.

The Lockesburg Library is open Wednesdays, Thursdays 8:30-5:00 and Saturday mornings 8:30-12:30. For your convenience our book collection can be accessed at: https://evolveopac.infovisionsoftware.com/lockesburg

From the Gillham Library Rhonda, Amy, Kelsie and Mr. Bob wish everyone a Happy New Year! We want to thank Pruett’s Food for the donation of apples and Oranges for the kids Christmas bags. We are all hoping for a better year in 2021 than 2020 has been. We have gotten in quite a few new DVD’S, “Bill and Ted Face the Music”, “Dark Waters,” and “Think Like a Dog.” We have the latest new books James Patterson’s “NYPD Red 2” and “Deadly Cross,” Danielle Steel’s “All That Glitters” and Michael Connelly’s “Law of Innocence” just to name a few. Come see us and grab a good movie or a great book.

Sevier County Library Snippets for November

by: JOHNYE FISHER

November is here, and you know what November is right? It’s Thanksgiving!!! Gobble till you Wobble! Please stop and give Thanks for all things you have and do not have for it makes you who you are. We hope you have safe travels and enjoy loved ones this year!

November is also Food for Fines Month and The Sevier County Library System Sweater Drive. November 1-30, bring any nonperishable food item into any Sevier County Branch Library for a one-dollar reduction per item in existing overdue fines. Food accepted for fines on returned library materials only, not for replacement fees of lost or damaged items. November 1-30 is the Sweater Drive you can bring any new or gently used items to any branch location and all of our donations area kept local in each community. Won’t you help keep someone one safe, warm and fed for the winter?

The De Queen Library will have Virtual Thanksgiving Story Times on November 4th and November 18th. On November 23, we will present a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving virtually.Our front of the desk display will be reading with a twist. The twist is you don’t know what this book is until you open it. The book jacket will be taken off so you might get a book on how to plant flowers, read about the wild adventures of Davy Crockett, or even travel across the Atlantic Ocean to Scotland. Come take a trip or go on an adventure. Call us at 584-4364 or visit our facebook.com/seviercountylibrary page for more details.

Hello everyone from Amy at the Horatio Library. I hope you have been enjoying this nice cooler weather. I know I have. With the weather changing and all this Covid 19 and flu season on us please continue to be safe and stay well. We will be having online story time on our Horatio Library Facebook page the 14th and also the 28th. The program on the 14th will have a Thanksgiving theme. We are getting in our new Christmas themed book titles. We have also gotten several new Bestselling books along with some new DVD series to watch. Please remember those in need this holiday season and donate if you can. I hope you have a very Blessed holiday and hope to see you soon.

Ms. Wendy wants to know if you know what are some of the things you can do at the Lockesburg Library? The library has public computers, printing, faxing, and WIFI. There are audio books, magazines, and DVD’s. Special book areas for adults, large print readers, young adults, middle readers, and early juvenile readers. The library also has a special book aread dedicated to Legacy Academy for students. For your convenience there is a book drop available for returns 24/7. New books are added monthly and for your convenience our book collection can be accessed at: https://evolveopac.infovisionsoftware.com/lockesburgThe Lockesburg Library is open Wednesdays, Thursdays 8:30-5:00 and Saturday 8:30-12:30. Call Ms. Wendy for more information at 289-2233

Rhonda, Amy, and Kelsie says for the month of November their display will be Christian Fiction. To name a few, Irene Hannon’s “Dark Ambition”, Karen Kingsbury’s “To the Moon and Back” and Christy Barritt’s “Ripple Effect”. These are really good books and we have them in large print as well. We have other good books such as “Thick as Thieves” by Sandra Brown, “Silent Bite” by David Rosenfelt and “A Time for Mercy” by John Grisham. We have something for every ready taste.Virtual Story Time for Thanksgiving will be November 14th so keep an eye on our facebook.com/gillhambranchlibrary for more information. Happy Thanksgiving from Gillham Library!!