Library News

On Saturday, May 17, the Friends of the Morristown-Hamblen Library will be having its quarterly Book Sale from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Friends Room (across from the restrooms on the Main Floor of the Library).  Donations for upcoming sales are accepted all year.

The 2008 Summer Reading Program, "Starship Adventure @ Your Library" will begin on Tuesday, May 27.  "Starship Adventure" is a program where children can earn incentives for either listening to or reading books from the library and at home.  At the end of the program, the children who have completed all five levels of the program will be entered into a grand prize drawing.  There will also be weekly story time programs for both preschool and school aged children, and special guest performances planned.  The program will end on June 30th, with the grand prize drawing held on July 1st.  Registration for the program begins on Monday, May 5th.  Forms and log books will be available in the Children's Room.  Good luck and have fun reading!

  The Morristown-Hamblen Library will be closed on Monday, May 26 for Memorial Day.  The library will reopen on Tuesday, May 27.  On behalf of the library, we would like to wish everyone a happy and safe holiday season.

  The Tween and Teen Summer Program "Find What's Out There @ Your Library" will be starting in July.  "Find What's Out There" is a series of four fun workshop sessions for tweens and teens.  In addition, there will be extra activities and contests to participate in.  All sessions are free and are open to tweens and teens ages 12-15 only.  No parents or older/younger siblings will be allowed to attend.  There will be space available for 20 young adults on a first come/first serve basis.  Registration forms and more information on the program will be available at the Circulation Desk starting in June.  Please note that space for the sessions is limited, so sign up quickly.  In the event you are unable to attend a session, please notify the library at least 1 day in advance.  We hope you can join us!