Book Discussion and Book Signing Ripley Public Library Tuesday, July 17 at Noon and 5:30PM Tuesday, July 17: Tippah County Historical & Genealogical Society is hosting a book discussion by Kristina Stancil at noon. Tuesday, July 17: Book signing by Kristina Stancil at the Library at 5:30 p.m. (Book is North Mississippi Murder and Mayhem.)
Libraries Rock: Summer Reading Program Karaoke with Elvis: George E Allen Library If you missed Karaoke with Elvis at the George E Allen Library in Booneville, you’re in luck. “He’ll” be back for an encore on Thursday, June 21 at 4:00PM.
George the Elephant is having such a fun time in our Children’s Section of the Iuka Library. We helped him find some books that he is really enjoying.
The Tishomingo Library Summer Reading Program is underway! “Libraries Rock!” What a great bunch of kids I had today. And I had the best volunteers & parents too! Today was all about music and sounds. We made maracas, drums, and tambourines.
What does the “D” in D-Day mean? This is the most frequently asked question by visitors to The National WWII Museum. Many people think they know the answer: designated day, decision day, doomsday, o reven death day. Our answer, like many answers in the field of history, is not so simple. Disagreements between military historians and etymologists about the meaning of D-Day abound. Here are just two explanations: In Stephen Ambrose’s D-Day, June 6, 1944: Read more…
Belmont Public Library Gets LED Lighting The City of Belmont is in the process of changing the lights at the Belmont Public Library. The new LED lighting will really brighten up the Belmont Library. We can’t wait to see the before and after photos – when the project is finished.
Check Out Our Puppets! Mother Goose is one of the storybook puppets available to check out with your NERL library card.
BEES Release Butterflies and Balloons The BEES released butterflies and balloons at the Corinth Library today. The balloons contained the names of soldiers who never returned home. The BEES (Best Ever Extraordinary Seniors) is an outreach ministry of First United Methodist Church for senior citizens 55 and older.
Lucky Penny Day A saying goes, “Find a penny, pick it up, and all day long you’ll have good luck.” This is really just a modern take on an old superstition. In ancient times, people often thought that metals were gifts from the gods. They thought that metal would bring protection from evil, and started believing that the finding of metal would bring good luck. Besides this belief influencing the modern-day superstition of finding a Read more…
IF YOU NEED A REASON TOCELEBRATE Today is National Maritime Day, Harvey Milk Day, and International Day for Biological Diversity count me in NATIONAL MARITIME DAYCreated by the United States Congress in 1933, National Maritime Day is a holiday that both honors and celebrates the Merchant Marine. (It also commemorates the first steam-powered transoceanic voyage when the American steamship Savannah set sail from the port of Savannah, GA on 1819.) What is the Merchant Marine? Read more…