Fun, Fun, Fun!!!

Well the class is over and boy was it fun. I haven't seen so many children in the library in a long while. ^_^ I want to thank all our volunteers that helped out! Here's a shout out to you!!! HEEEYYYY!!! Well, with that in mind, I thought it would be nice to share some pix of all the fun.

Oops!

Well it seems i was ahead a week. Our craft class is going to be this week, tomorrow afternoon. My assistant is having a lot of fun getting things ready and we are looking forward to seeing how it turns out. ^_^ We will be posting pictures tomorrow of the turn out and the fun!!!

Christmas Craft Class

We are getting really excited about our new craft class, which is going to be today at 4:00p.m. - 6:00p.m. with cookies and hot chocolate. So I thought it would be nice to put up a few more pictures of our library for your enjoyment. Of course my funny assistant got into it. She is very proud of her sugar cube castle. ^_^

Christmas Tour of Homes

Here are some pictures of our beautiful library!!!!

Website Up and Running

Well the new site is up and running! Yahooooo!!! I know it might not look any different to you, but for us techies there is a lot. Over the next month or so you will be noticing some small changes. We hope you enjoy our new website at:

Marlinpubliclibrary.com

Website Changes

We are going through a transition with our website, new tech is being put on it. So if you decide to go to our other website at marlinpubliclibrary.com it will be frozen till next Wednesday. Everyone have a great weekend!!!! ^_^

Twitter Page

Hello everyone, well now this is new for us. We have been expanding from our usual website at marlinpubliclibrary.com to encompass a lot of new tech. Such a twitter. If you want to have updates even more so then just here at our blog, or our website here is ithttp://twitter.com/MarlinLibrary.

Well the Halloween Craft Class is in full swing! Yahoo!!! It's fun, hilarious and very messy!!!! But hey learning should be fun!!! Here are some pix of our fun.

Halloween Craft Class

The Marlin Public Library is having a Halloween Craft Class for anyone that is interested! Everyone is invited as it will begin at 11:00a.m. to 12:00p.m. for young children and again t 2:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. for older children. Make sure to bring an old shirt with you. There will be reading, crafts, give outs, and food!

About Us

The Pauline & Jane Chilton Memorial Public Library is located at 400 Oakes Street, across the street from the Presbyterian and Catholic Churches. We have built a new Library on the site of the old Marlin High School. We provide services to all Texas residents.

We have approximately 12,000 books and audio titles available for patrons' use. High speed Internet access is available on eight patron computers. In addition, we provide free computer training in our computer lab.

Genealogy Room contains a wealth of information on Texas and local history. Genealogy research is supported by access to microfilm of the Marlin Democrat Newspaper from 1897 to the present. We also have Cemetery Records for most Falls County Cemeteries.

The Gonzales Room is a conference room/kitchen combination that is available for rent to the Public. This space has room for approximately 30 people and is ideal for birthday parties, baby showers, family reunions, and business meetings. The cost is $35.00 for the first two hours and $15.00 for each additional hour for non-profit gatherings. For business/commercial use the rent is $50.00 for the first two hours and $15.00 for each additional hour. This space may be made available free of charge for certain charitable and community events, such as the First Tuesday Book Club. Ask the Librarian to reserve the room or obtain additional information.