We exceeded our goals!!!!!

The public library is experiencing extremely high use this summer. We have exceeded our goals for the summer programs and records continue to be broken. The Friends of the Library funded some great programs this year. We entertained and educated 874 people in our programs, up from 618 last year. Our goal was to give away 40 sets of school supplies this summer, and we were able to give away 50 sets with a nice donation from Swepco/AEP, contributions to our donation jar, and local donations. We were able to offer refreshments at each program due to donations from Cypress Bank and a few key individuals. A huge thank you to all our volunteers without whose help we could not have provided these programs. We also collected approximately 125 pounds of food for local food pantries. In July, we issued new library cards to 35 families and set yet another high circulation record of 8,844 transactions for July, up from the previous of 8,209.

New Books include: “Spoken From The Heart” by Laura Bush; “Chasing Perfect“ by Susan Mallery; “Return To Sender” by Fern Michaels; “Savor The Moment” by Nora Roberts; “Along Came Trouble” and “Ask Anyone” by Sherryl Woods; “The Pallbearers” by Stephen J. Cannell; “Without Mercy” by Lisa Jackson; “Dead In The Family” by Charlaine Harris; “The 9th Judgment” by James Patterson; “Lucid Intervals” by Stuart Woods; “Girl In The Mirror”, “Sweetgrass” and “Time is a River” by Mary Alice Monroe; “Injun” by James R. Olson; “A Secret Refuge” by Lauraine Snelling; “The Love Dare” by Stephen Kendrick.

New DVDs include: “Red Eye”, “Quantum Of Solace”, “Duplicity”, “Head Of State”, “Memoirs Of A Geisha”, “Million Dollar Baby”, “State Of Play”, “Appaloosa”, “Spy Game”, “16 Blocks”, “The International”, “Lucky You”, “Last Chance Harvey”, “The Universe: Colonizing Space”, “Prison Break, Season Two”, “New Moon”.

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