Read to Win

Read-to-Win is a reading readiness program for children 18 months to 5 years old, held in the Sherman Public Library Community Room.  Join us from 10am to 11am on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.  

Read-to-Win begins on September 8, 2009 and runs through December 10, 2009.

For more information about children's programs visit the Sherman Public Library Children's Activities page.

PJ Storytimes are scheduled for Tuesday, October 27 at 6:30pm

and Tuesday, December 1 at 6:30pm.

Kids can either wear clothes or their pjs and come listen to stories.

Readers Forum

Meets on the third Monday of each month at 1:30pm in the Rare Books Room of the Sherman Public Library. The titles of the books to be discussed are posted by the check out desk. See the Friends of the Sherman Public Library Page for more information on this and other reading groups.

Fall Book Sale 2009

The Annual Fall Book Sale will be held on the third Saturday, September 18, in conjunction with the ArtsFest in downtown Sherman.  Mark your calendar.  Members of the Friends of the Sherman Public Library enjoy early shopping, Friday, September 17.   You may drop off membership at the Library or pay the day of the sale.  Saturday it is open to the public.  For more information about the Friends and how to join visit the Friends of the Sherman Public Library page.

Digging for Roots...
The Family Kind!

Access Newspaper Archive puts tens of millions of newspaper pages at your fingertips!  Browse, search, save, and print full newspapers dating from 1759 to 1977 using the world's largest online source to historic newspapers.

Footnote.com lets you access historical documents.

We also still have a membership to Library Edition Ancestry.  

TexShare Databases can be accessed at home for Library cardholders.  Just ask and we will give you the password to sign it to TexShare.

Arts and Crafts

For kids 7 and up.  Register at the Children's Desk or call 903-892-7240.

For more information about children's programs visit the Sherman Public Library Children's Activities page

Book Reviews

Book Review Programs begin at 11:45am in the Hope Waller Community Room of the Sherman Public Library.  A light lunch will be served prior to each program. There is no charge for these programs, but donations are welcome.  The following dates have been reserved for book reviews: 

Reviews take place the first Wednesday of the month in October, November, December, March, April, and May.

Presenters and Books to Be Reviewed:  To Be Announced.

Call the Sherman Public Library at 903-892-7240 for reservations or visit the library's Service Desk.  Reservations are required and space is limited.  Visit the Friends of the Sherman Public Library Page for more information.

BARR

   Meeting

August 25, 2009 at 2:30pm

NOTICE OF MEETING

OF THE BIBLIOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION OF THE RED RIVER (BARR) BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BARR BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL BE HELD ON THE 25TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2009, AT 2:30 P.M. IN THE GRAYSON COUNTY COLLEGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BOARD ROOM, 6101 GRAYSON DR., DENISON, TEXAS AT WHICH TIME THE FOLLOWING WILL BE DISCUSSED.

 1.      Call to Order, Quorum Determined, Meeting Declared Open

 2.      Budget

3.      Hardware/ Software   

4.      Activity Report

5.      Officers

6.      Adjournment

                   JACQUELINE BANFIELD- BARR PRESIDENT

 I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that the above notice of the BARR Board of Directors meeting is a true and exact copy of said notice and that correct copies of said notice were posted at the Sherman Public Library, Denison Public Library, and Grayson College Learning Center, and said copies were posted on the 21^st day of August, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. and remained so posted continuously for at least three (3) days immediately preceding the date of said meeting.

Trick-or-Treat Village will be 

on Saturday, October 31 from 3pm-4pm.

Gifts, Donations  &  Memorials

Visit the Sherman Public Library Children's Activities page for children's activities.

Did you know...

....You can donate a book in memory or in honor of somebody? Visit the Friends of the Sherman Public Library Page for more details. 

....You can donate funds for new children's books to the Sherman Public Library on your water bill? Check it out!  A new donation box has been added to the City of Sherman water bill. Please consider donating $1.00 a month towards new materials for our youngsters.