Carrollton Public Library
1 N. Folger St.
Carrollton, MO 64633
660-542-0183
"Libraries are community treasure chests, loaded with a wealth of information available to everyone equally, and the key to that treasure chest is the library card. I have found the most valuable thing in my wallet is my library card." -Laura Bush
Fred Geary Celebration and Road Show
On the occasion of the 118th anniversary of Fred Geary’s birth, Joan Stack, Curator of the Art Collection at the State Historical Society of Missouri, will present “Fred Geary: Missouri Master of the Woodcut,” and Greig Thompson, Chief Museum Preparator, will discuss caring for Geary prints and other works of art, at an event hosted by the Carrollton Public Library in the Video Conferencing Room (lower level) on Saturday morning, May 19, from 9:30 to noon.
In addition, local artist Karl Marxhausen will demonstrate the art of making linocuts, a medium used by Geary, and later, the public is invited to a free tour of the Carroll County History Museum from 1:00 to 4:00 in the afternoon. This event is presented in cooperation with the Carrollton Public Library, the Carroll County Historical Society and Museum, the Arts Council of Carroll County, and the Laureate Nu Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi. The event is free to the public, and light refreshments will be served.
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Carrollton Public Library will be offering E-Reader Services through the consortium of Missouri Libraries 2 Go (www.molib2go.org). Library staff will hand out bookmarks with your library patron number. Patrons will need to have their patron number to start the process of downloading ebooks and audio books. E-books will be available for Kindle, Nook, Ipad and other mobile digitial devices, along with audiobooks. The Library will hold classes for patron e-readers to learn how the process will work. Call 660.542.0183 to schedule your class today! Get excited about the newest technology that your local library offers! Check out www.molib2go.org now!
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Many Hands Quilters will meet the last Thursday of each month from 1 - 4 pm in the library's lower level. Quilters have time to socialize, exchange ideas and focus their efforts to complete their projects. Many Hands Quilters work on projects that they in turn pay it forward by donating their completed projects to nursing homes, shelters and area hospitals. Interested? Please call the library for more information. 660.542.0183.
Many Hands Quilters will meet the last Thursday of each month from 1 - 4 pm in the library's lower level. Quilters have time to socialize, exchange ideas and focus their efforts to complete their projects. Many Hands Quilters work on projects that they in turn pay it forward by donating their completed projects to nursing homes, shelters and area hospitals. Interested? Please call the library for more information. 660.542.0183.
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CPL now offers TableTop Tuesdays! What are TableTop Tuesdays? It's an exploration of Chess and other strategic board games. It's a chance to hone your skills, learn new ones and most importantly, have FUN! TableTop Tuesdays is scheduled from 6 - 9 pm and will meet in the lower level of the library on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. Ages 13 and up are welcome. Refreshments will be provided.
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