Beacon of Light…Anchor of the Community”
The Port O’ Connor Library continues to be a bustling place, with the constant flow of people using the Library’s many free services (including internet), returning and checking out books; working on its computers, attending programs and meetings, and seeking the kind and expert assistance of our Librarian, Michelle Marlin. Mrs. Marlin is currently asking for all POC residents and visitors to come to the Library to complete a short, anonymous survey that the Calhoun County Library System is conducting to find out how they can improve Library Services. They are seeking everyone’s input, whether you are a regular Library user or not, and are asking everyone to please stop by and fill one out!! Mrs. Marlin also wants to inform everyone that there is currently an interest in starting a “Bridge Group” in POC, and they are seeking others who might want to join them. If you are interested, please contact Mrs. Marlin at 361-983-4365. Our continued thanks and appreciation go out to Mrs. Marlin for all that she does for the POC Library and its many patrons!!!
The Library’s support group, the Friends of the POC Library, is also staying busy, and recently completed two spectacular adult programs and book signings by renowned authors, Curt Locklear and Bill Innocenti. Both programs were well attended, and received rave reviews; and the Friends’ Children’s Programs are also well attended and much enjoyed by the Library’s younger audiences!! Please mark your calendars for the Friends’ upcoming Adult Programs in April and May, and their Children’s Programs in March, April, and May, all listed and detailed below. The Friends appreciate the continued support of the POC Community, and continue to work hard doing wonderful things for our beautiful POC Library and its constituents!!
POC Library Hours:
Sunday and Monday- Closed
Tuesday-Friday 10:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
The following Programs and Meetings will be held in the POC Library’s Multipurpose Room:
Wednesdays: 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m.– Friends of the POC Library’s “Coffee and Conversation”
Fridays: 1:00-3:30 p.m.– “Mahjong
Fridays: 7:00-8:30 p.m.- S.M.A.R.T. Recovery”
Meetings led by Robert Smith, 401-575-9778
March 12, 2022- 10:00-11:30 AM – Friends of the POC Library Children’s Program: “Seeds and Plants Activity”
March 14, 2022 -6:00 p.m. – Chamber of Commerce “Monthly Meeting”
April 9, 2022- 10:00-11:30 a.m. Friends of the POC Library Children’s Program: “Create and Perform A Puppet Show”
April 18, 2022 6:00-7:30 p.m. – Friends of the POC Library “Book Signing and Program by award winning author, Myra McIlvain” Ms. McIlvain is a teller of Texas Tales through her historical fiction novels, one of which is set in the 19th Century town of Indianola, that blew away in the 1886 Hurricane, and her other novels depicting various historical stories throughout Texas and other Gulf Coast towns. Refreshments will be served starting at 6:00 p.m.; program begins at 6:15
May 10, 2022 6:00-7:30 p.m. – Friends of the POC Library “Book Signing and Program by Alison Moore and Phil Lancaster” for her novel, Riders On The Orphan Train. Refreshments will be served starting at 6:00 p.m.; program begins at 6:15 p,m,
May 14, 2022 10:00-11:30a.m.-
Friends of thePOC Library Children’s Program: “Arts and Crafts”
Submitted by Alane Haardt
Friends of the Port O’Connor Library, Publicity Committee
