Northeast Regional Library Blog

The Great American Read

THE GREAT AMERICAN READ PREMIERES TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2018 8/7C THE GREAT AMERICAN READ is an eight-part television and online series designed to spark a national conversation about reading and the books that have inspired, moved, and shaped us. The series will engage audiences with a list of 100 diverse books. Audiences are encouraged to read the books, vote from the list of 100, and share their personal connections to the titles. THE GREAT AMERICAN Read more

Library Day at the Capitol

Gone With the Wind

Gone With the Wind by Cody Daniel Daily Corinthian – June 14, 2017 For those of us who love to read, setting goals and attempting challenges are common ways that we organize and strategize our leisure reading. For some of us, this may mean that we plan on reading a set number of books during the calendar year. For others, it may mean choosing specific books that we focus on, oblivious to all others. Sometimes, Read more

Library Day Capitol 2018

Library Day at the Capitol

LIBRARY DAY AT THE CAPITOL March 13, 2018 – 11:00am to 2:00pm Join library supporters from across Mississippi for a day of advocacy at the Mississippi State Capitol! Mississippi’s libraries face financial uncertainty due to state budget cuts in recent years.  Let your voice be heard.  Library Day at the Capitol. This is an outstanding opportunity to tell legislators what your local library means to you!  

Gayle Newby Book Signing

Author Gayle Newby will be doing a book signing at the Ripley Library on Saturday, March 3 from 10:00AM – 12:00PM Charlotte Gayle Newby Sleeping in that cold water flat, far from her treasured countryside, some days she may have risen early. Perhaps she could see the torn edge of the city, just as the sun hovered, briefly, before hiding behind the tarnish of London’s savage streets. If there was money for fire she might Read more