Beacon of Light…Anchor of the Community”
Spring is a busy time at the POC Library, as Librarian, Michelle Marlin, continues with “Business as Usual” with all the Library’s routine services and schedules, but also readying everything for the influx of summer visitors, and school children looking for entertainment when school ends, which includes the Library’s Summer Reading Program, which is the highlight of summer for many of POC’s children. In addition, the Calhoun County Library System is conducting a survey to find out how they can improve Library Services. They ask that all POC residents and visitors please come by the Library to complete one of the survey forms at your convenience!!
The Library’s support group, the Friends of the POC Library, is busy making plans for their annual Membership Drive, which begins on June 1, 2022. The Friends welcome all who would like to join this hard-working group in supporting the POC Library. The Friends will have their Annual Meeting at 4:30 p.m. on June 21, 2022 in the Multipurpose Room of the Library. The group is also staying busy with their Spring Adult and Children’s Programs. Please mark your calendars for the Friends’ upcoming Programs in 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
(The Library will also be closed on April 15 and 16, 2022 for Easter.)
Tuesday – Friday – 10:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday – 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
The POC Library offers the following Programs and Meetings in the Library’s Multipurpose Room, and invites one and all to attend!!
Every Wednesday: 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. – “Coffee and Conversation”, hosted by Friends of the POC Library
Every Thursday: 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. – “POC Bridge Club” Every Friday: 1:00-3:00 p.m. – “Mahjong” Every Friday: 6:00 p.m. – “S.M.A.R.T. Recovery” Meetings led by Robert Smith, 401-575-9778
April 14, 2022: The POC Library is hosting “Stop The Bleed” presented by Mike Monnig. There are 2 Sessions offered: 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM “Stop The Bleed” is a National Course that teaches how to help in a bleeding emergency before professional help arrives. The Course is free and open to the Public!!
April 18,2022: 6:00-7:30 p.m. – “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 p.m. Presented by the Friends of the POC Library.
May 9, 2022- 6:00 p.m. – “Chamber of Commerce Meeting”
May 14, 2022 – 10:00-11:30 a.m. – Children’s Program: “Arts and Crafts” Presented by Friends of the POC Library.
-Submitted by Alane Haardt
Friends of the Port O’ Connor Library, Publicity Committee
