Ring of Fire Solar Eclipse to be Visible to the U.S. for the First Time in History Alcorn: Countdown until partial eclipse begins maximum eclipse partial eclipse ends From Alcorn County: Obscuration 58.19%Magnitude: 0.6738Duration: 3h, 2m, 8s Partial begins: Oct 14 at 10:35:02 amMaximum: Oct 14 at 12:03:35 pmPartial ends: Read more…
National Good Neighbor Day National Good Neighbor Day is September 28. Celebrate your neighbors and your neighborhood. Start by saying hello, doing special acts of neighboring or hosting a community event. A hopeful neighborhood is one where neighbors value and celebrate the unique people and places in their neighborhood and Read more…
On Monday, July 24, the Ripley Friends of the Library hosted a reception to honor Eric Melton, who retired as the librarian after 9 years of service in Tippah county. Many community members, library staff, and friends attended the event to express their gratitude and appreciation for Eric’s dedication and Read more…
Library SnapShot Day 2020 It may have looked a little different… but that’s ok!
George E. Allen library recently participated in a pilot program with Mississippi Public Broadcasting entitled AHA Island. George E. Allen Library is one of twenty libraries in the country that is participating in the Pilot Program! Nine Prentiss County families were invited to participate in the program promoting computational thinking Read more…
The Iuka Library had a Stuffed Animal Storytime and Sleepover where the Stuffed Animals stayed all night at the library. Kids came to pick up their animals the next morning.
National Library Week • April 7 -13, 2019 Join us for fun activities all week long! Monday, April 8 ONLY: FREE RAFFLE! Come by the Iuka Library and get a FREE entry form. Somebody will win an oil painting by Deanna Washington Gregory, certified Bob Ross Instructor©. Winner will be Read more…
TUESDAY MARCH 12 WAS LIBRARY ADVOCACY DAY 2019 Mississippi librarians and library advocates flood the Capitol to voice their support of Mississippi libraries. #PassportToKnowledge
A 30-million page library is heading to the moon to help preserve human civilization The massive archive is aboard Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft. Feb. 28, 2019, 2:58 PM CST By Corey S. Powell – NBC News When Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft launched toward the moon last week, it was carrying a mysterious cargo. Mission planners Read more…
