Board Meeting – Cancelled
The regularly scheduled Board of Trustees Meeting has been cancelled for Monday, October 23, 2017. The board’s next meeting will be on November 13, 2017 at 4:30 PM at the Argenta Public Library.
Book Club Review
The Book Club met yesterday to discuss Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger. Overall, it got a lot of positive comments. This is a coming of age story in small town USA where several deaths in the summer of 1961 leads to grace. It has strong writing and well-developed characters.…
2017 Summer Activity Presenters
Macon County Conservation District Magic Storyteller Chris McBrien Caterpillar Senior Product Design Engineer Matt Nickols Local Artist Jeanne Helm Samuel Flickinger Hannah Millington Joel Shoemaker-Oakwood Public Library Director Zip Tie Fighters Robotics Team Xin “Water” Zhoa
“Reading by Design” 2017 Summer Reading Sponsors
Thank-You: Klepzig Apartments Friends of Argenta Decatur Earthmover’s Credit Union Stoutenborough Insurance Agency Fisher’s Auto Repair United Methodist Church Wal-Mart Target Prairie Homemakers Cheddar’s Olive Garden Taco Bell Casey’s General Store Dairy Queen Kacey Derbort Memorial Book Foundation
Summer Reading is Coming!
Our annual Summer Reading is almost here! This year, younger kids will get a log to keep track of how many minutes they read each week, then they can bring it into the library for a weekly prize! Older kids have a book Tic-Tac-Toe sheet, where they read three books…
Staff Review — Liane Moriarty’s Truly, Madly, Guilty
A tight story filled with twists that can keep you guessing until the end. This is a different style of book — you are presented with three couples and their take on what happened the night of the barbeque. The book relives that day piece by piece from each couple…
Argenta is now open!
Take a look at our transformation!
Staff Review – Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah My rating: 5 of 5 stars A gripping World War II drama from the point of view of occupied France…two sisters facing different consequences of their choices during the War. Fast-paced, high-action drama…definite must-read for those that love a good story and great characters. –Donna…
Special Board Meeting Called
There will be a Special Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday, January 3, 2017, 4:30 PM, at the Argenta building. Click here for the agenda.
A Big Thank You!!!
Today, all of the books were cleared out of the Argenta Public Library as we prepare the building for the renovation. As we make progress during the renovation, I will be posting pictures on the website and facebook. Here is what our building currently looks like: A big thank you…