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By Alicia Ballard Who doesn’t love a good sole-survivor-in-a-post-apocalyptic-wasteland story? A good high-tension story to wrap yourself in and escape reality for a few hours. Yet, we can always come back to our comforts and our stable society. Yet, if we are not careful, we may end up throwing ourselves into the same situation that …
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By Alicia Ballard Game of Thrones is a wildly popular television series featured on HBO. The series started in 2011 and will be entering its last season in April of 2019. The television show is based on the book series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin. A full fifteen years …
By Macy Conley Most librarians have found something used as a book mark that wasn't a book mark. Some librarians have found old pictures, money, or pressed flowers hidden between the pages of a book. Other librarians have been unfortunate enough to find items like tin can lids, banana peel, or deli meat. No librarian …
By Alicia Ballard Before we start, here are a few terms: Constant Reader: Stephen King Fan Keystone Earth: The main version of Earth out of multiple realities To most people, Roses symbolize love, but to Constant Readers, they symbolize something far greater. Stephen King’s Dark Tower series spans eight novels, and several short stories. …
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By Alicia Ballard Some readers, including myself, get stuck on a certain author or genre. It can be a satisfying but dangerous thing. One moment you could be on a science fiction binge, then the next thing you know, it’s been six months of nothing but science fiction and you feel guilty about the pile …
By Sheila Barnard What jobs and/or volunteer work do you do outside of the library board? Friends of the Library, various activities with Wesley UMC, Project Transformation Reading mentor How long have you been on the library board? Two years Where did you grow up? Choctaw, OK Where did you go to school? Choctaw High …
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by Sheila Barnard What jobs and/or volunteer work do you do outside of the Friends? Substitute teacher at Wesley Playschool, owner operator of Taylor-Made Confections, baby sitting. How long have you been with the friends? 6 months Where did you grow up? Walters, OK Where did you go to school? Walters High School Tell us …
By Sheila Barnard What is better than coming to the library? Coming to a library with a friend! The love of reading isn't the only thing friends can share at the library. We talked to different friends who have come to the library together to see what they enjoy about coming to the library with …
By Macy Conley Reading can be viewed as a secluded activity, but that doesn’t mean going to the library has to be. We have several ways bringing a friend to the library can be fun! Join a book club! There are a range of book clubs for you and your friend. We have …
By Alicia Ballard A “Friends of the Library Group” is a collection of people that support the library through fundraisers, book sales, programs, etc. Typically the group's mission is to assist their local library, usually with fundraising and volunteering. The Friends of the Library are an essential part of any Library, be it a chain …
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