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Storytime on YouTube
Visit our YouTube channel to watch Virtual Story Times read by our librarians. This month we have Punxsutawney Phyllis by Susanna Leonard Hill and Double Trouble Groundhog Day by Bethany Roberts
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Break Free from Misinformation in an Escape Room
The Euphorigen Investigation is an escape room that immerses players in a world of manipulated media, social media bots, deepfakes and other forms of deception. Featuring both an online and in-person version to help patrons navigate misinformation, Euphorigen was designed by faculty, staff, and students at the University of Washington Information School in Read more…
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Black History Month
Black History Month Resource Round-up February is Black History Month, an annual celebration of the achievements by Black Americans. To help you celebrate, we compiled a list of resources to inform and help librarians with programming ideas to teach and recognize the important achievements of Black Americans. Do you have Read more…
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Corinth Library Art Display by James D. Seigars
James Dale Seigars was born in Chicago, but he has lived in Mississippi since 1982. A career veteran of the U.S. Army, he was active in the 1st Battalion, 145th Aviation Regiment based in Fort Rucker, Alabama. He was married to the former Stephanie Prince for twelve years. His wife Read more…
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Suggested Family Activity • National 🍪 Cookie Day
Tomorrow is National Cookie 🍪 Day so it’s the perfect time to start enjoying your favorite holiday cookies. People love to bake, decorate, and (of course) eat cookies at any time of the year but December cookies are always the best! Cookies make a great holiday treat for not only Read more…
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Suggested Family Activity • Holiday ❄ 2021 Craft and Activity Packets
The holiday ❄ season is here and with it, another special packet of winter and holiday themed crafts and activities that have lots of fun things for everyone in your family to enjoy. Northeast Regional Library Holiday 2021 craft and activity packets include: A Family set that has a ⛄ Read more…
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Punkin’ Chunkin in Tish County
I have Thanksgiving 🦃 with my sister Tish Hinkle every year, and part of the annual tradition is “Punkin’ Chunkin’.” Tish enthusiastically decorates her home with real 🎃 pumpkins for fall, discarding them immediately after the 🍗 Thanksgiving meal. Their grandson Grayson became a part of this as soon as Read more…
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The Weirdest Literary Conspiracy 🔎 Theories People Really Believe
by Lucas Maxwell | BookRiot I used to love conspiracy theories as a kid. I found them a fun way to read and to kill time. Today? Not so much. I feel like conspiracy theories are, in a way, responsible for many terrible, terrible things, especially on social media. But Read more…
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Suggested Family Activity • National Mississippi Day
Tomorrow is National Mississippi Day – a day to recognize the state we live in and some of the great things to be found here! Mississippi is well known for being the home of wonderful writers, entertainers and athletes including Elvis Presley, Eudora Welty, John Grisham, Richard Wright, William Faulkner, Read more…
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Suggested Family Activity • National Native American Heritage Month
November has been National Native American Heritage Month. The website for the event contains lots of great materials, such as selections of both audio and video programs, as well as a special resource section for teachers. In collaboration with the Smithsonian and the National Museum of the American Indian, the Read more…