On Monday, July 24, the Ripley Friends of the Library hosted a reception to honor Eric Melton, who retired as the librarian after 9 years of service in Tippah county. Many community members, library staff, and friends attended the event to express their gratitude and appreciation for Eric’s dedication and leadership. Eric shared some of his memories and achievements during his tenure, and received a plaque. We wish Eric all the best in his future Read more…
All Together Now Join the branches of the Northeast Regional Library this summer as we celebrate the 2023 Summer Reading Program theme – “All Together Now!” This year’s theme is all about friendships, teamwork, unity, and diversity. We’ll also be recognizing all the people that make our communities great. The fun will begin in June and continue through the end of July. We are excited to welcome back in-house programs with lots of special visitors lined up this Read more…
Self-Publish Your Book Self-publishing a book is a way of publishing your own work without relying on a traditional publisher. It gives you more control over your book, from editing and designing to marketing and distributing. However, it also requires more work and responsibility from you as an author. If you are interested in self-publishing a book, here are some steps you need to follow: 1. Write your book. This is the most important and Read more…
By Phil Morehart / July 20, 2023 / General, Libraries are Awesome As record-breaking high temperatures pummel the United States this week, many people are turning to libraries to help escape the heat. Libraries from California to Georgia, Colorado to Connecticut, and all parts in between are opening their doors to offer respite as cooling centers for those in need. Health officials recommend that people without indoor cooling methods escape dangerous temps by going to cool places. For people who don’t have or want to spend money to attend movies, go Read more…
Corinth Library Design a bookmark contest Poster and Form
Part 1: What It Is Okay, my friends, please bear with me as we dabble just a little with how the Dewey Decimal System came to be… once upon a time, there was no rhyme or reason regarding how book collections were organized. They were simply assigned a permanent shelf location that was loosely determined by the date of acquisition. As more and more books were made and added to collections, people bound their “shelf Read more…
How the Blind Read Amy Alvis, Corinth Assistant Librarian • January 2023 I awoke this morning to a ray of sunshine playing peek-a-boo through the curtains in my room, and the brightness of the new dawning day illuminated my steps as I made my way through the halls of our home. I stopped to gaze out of the window overlooking the driveway and I saw the frost on the windshield of my truck glisten as Read more…
This incredible app lets you rent e-books and audiobooks for free — all while helping your local library Libby is used by libraries, schools, and companies across the country. This digital-first world may make it seem like we’ve drastically reduced paper usage, and to some degree, that’s true. Emails and texts have all but replaced memos and letters, online apps have made newspaper classifieds obsolete, and stores will often send you a digital copy of Read more…
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Tirzah Price | Book Riot Dec 27, 2022 My favorite part of any new year is taking the time to set up my new reading log to track my reading for each year. It’s always a joy to craft and refine this Sheets-based log for better reading tracking, and it seems like no matter how happy I am with the log at the beginning of the year, I always have a few tweaks for it Read more…
