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Dabbling with Dewey

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…

By Amy Alvis, ago

How the Blind Read

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…

By Amy Alvis, ago

This incredible app lets you rent e-books and audiobooks for free

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…

By Library Staff, ago

Introducing the 2023 Reading Log

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…

By External Source, ago

It’s Sew Cute!

It’s SEW Cute! Sewing at the Corinth Library On Wednesday, November 16 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., the Corinth Library will host an Introductory Sewing class.  Staff will demonstrate how to thread a machine, sew both a straight and a zigzag stitch, and demonstrate how to make an applique turkey that can later be made into a stuffed shelf craft, a placemat, a pillow, or a wall hanging.  Packets of supplies will be provided Read more…

By Amy Alvis, ago

It’s All Just a Bunch of Hocus Pocus

My daughter LOVES Halloween. Me? Not so much. But one year, I couldn’t help getting caught up in the energy she was emitting as the season approached. She and her two co-workers would giggle and chat and recite lines from various Halloween movies, all the while planning how they were going to dress up on this particular night. Their silliness was fun to watch and I wanted to be a part of it! Now, what Read more…

By Amy Alvis, ago

September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month

  September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month!  If you do not have a library card from one of your local library branches, we encourage you to stop by one today to sign up!  Getting a library card is FREE and easy – all you need are a picture ID and a document with your current address.  Most people use a driver’s license, although two separate documents will also work.  Children between the ages of Read more…

By Library Staff, ago

Staff Reviews: The Last Cuentista

The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera Time travel, a new planet, and a dystopian plot, what more could you ask for? The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera is about a 12-year-old girl, Petra, that must leave her planet with her brother and parents who are scientists. She dreams of growing up to be a storyteller like her grandmother. When she wakes up after hundreds of years on a new planet, being the only Read more…

By Library Staff, ago