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Library's Halloween Bash to be Drive-Thru This Year
This week’s Ready-to-Read program will be about the moon. In-person programs are on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Be sure to sign...
Linda Wilson
Oct 7, 2020
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Free Tutoring at Dade Library
A free tutoring program at your hometown library has been launched. There are tutors available at all four branches, Dade, Chickamauga,...
Linda WIlson
Sep 28, 2020
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Library Opens Mondays, Resumes In-Person Ready-to-Read Program
The library staff is looking forward to seeing our patrons six days a week again. The library is adding open hours on Mondays for the...
Linda Wilson
Aug 31, 2020
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Library Resumes In-Person Kids' Programs
The exhibit “Rightfully Hers,” which celebrates the 19th amendment, when women got the right to vote, will be at the library throughout...
Linda Wilson
Aug 17, 2020
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Keep Reading at the Library!
The Summer Reading program was definitely different this year, and we did miss the programs with big crowds, but I think the staff has...
Linda Wilson
Jul 28, 2020
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Come See Our Mini Museum--and Castle!
Come check out last week's mini museum! Original articles, documents, and autographed photos from NASA will be on display at the library...
Linda Wilson
Jul 20, 2020
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Come See Our Mini Museum--and Castle!
Come check out last week's mini museum! Original articles, documents, and autographed photos from NASA will be on display at the library...
Linda Wilson
Jul 20, 2020
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Let the Library Help You Respond to Census!
SMLXL The library is a good place to complete your 2020 census if you haven’t already. The staff will get you set up with a computer...
Linda Wilson
Jul 3, 2020
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Participate in Library's Summer Programs!
We have Summer Reading activities for adults at the Dade County Library. Mrs. Marshana has done two Facebook Live cooking classes this...
Linda WIlson
Jun 29, 2020
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Play Bounceback Bingo at the Library This Summer!
My great-nephew really liked his sword and crown that he made last week from the craft kit we picked up at the library. There is a kit...
Linda Wilson
Jun 19, 2020
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Make-a Some-a Marshana's Delicious Italian Soup at Library Cooking Class June 23
Our first Adult Summer Reading Program will be a cooking class on Tuesday, June 23, at 2 p.m. on Facebook Live. You can do this in your...
Linda WIlson
Jun 12, 2020
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Check Out Our Reading Room Dragon!
Please remember to sign your kids up for Summer Reading by going online to BeanStack at chrl.org. This is where you record the books your...
Linda Wilson
Jun 9, 2020
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Touch-Free Fun, Summer Reading, Free Kids' Meals--Here's the Library's Summer Lineup!
There’s lots of news about Summer Reading this week. Be sure you register your kids and teens on BeanStack at chrl.org. There will be...
Linda Wilson
May 29, 2020
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Summer Reading, Free School Meals Available at Library in June
Because of the weeks the library has been closed, and with everything else that is going on (or not going on), I have failed to introduce...
Linda Wilson
May 22, 2020
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Library's Summer Reading Program Will Adapt to COVID-19 Situation
Everything is different in 2020, and that will be true of the library’s summer reading program, too. Our theme is Imagine Your Story....
Linda Wilson
May 18, 2020
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Don't Fret Over Fines--All Is Forgiven!
I know regular library users get anxious about possible library fines, especially in the unprecedented situation we find ourselves in...
Linda Wilson
May 7, 2020
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Welcome Back to the Library on Tuesday! But Expect Changes.
Our biggest news is that the library will be open next week on a limited basis. We will be open on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10...
Linda Wilson
May 1, 2020
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Glad Tidings: Library Reopens Next Week!
You may already have heard this announcement, but the Dade County Public Library will be reopening on a limited basis beginning Tuesday,...
Linda Wilson
Apr 27, 2020
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Some Book Suggestions From The Library Book Club
Let me remind you that if you or someone you know needs some extra food, it is available in the Little Pantry on the east side of the...
Linda Wilson
Apr 17, 2020
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Here Are Some Books And Resources To Help You While Away the Quarantine
If you have never had time for a book club, maybe you have that time now. This month our Dade County Public Library Book Club will be...
Linda Wilson
Apr 9, 2020
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Let Your (Virtual) Library Help You Through the Quarantine!
Let me continue to remind those of you who have books checked out that you do not need to worry about getting any fines. There will be no...
Linda Wilson
Apr 6, 2020
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Fun Stuff to Do at Home From Your Library!
We just want to let everyone know that we know you are missing the library and the staff is missing you all being there, too. The staff...
Linda Wilson
Mar 27, 2020
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Come to Library to Fill Out Census, and Pick Up Some Swag From Unka Sam
The Sixth Annual Read to Lead program will take place on Saturday, March 21, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Dade County Library and in...
Linda Wilson
Mar 13, 2020
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Can We Help You With Genealogy?
The Book Club will meet on Tuesday, March 17, at 7 p.m. to discuss The Guardians, a novel by John Grisham. The Guardians are a small...
Linda Wilson
Mar 6, 2020
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Eat Fish & Chips at St. Katharine's on Fridays to Support Your Library!
The Knights of Columbus will be having fish fries each Friday evening from February 28 to April 3 from 5-7 p.m. at Saint Katharine Drexel...
Linda WIlson
Mar 2, 2020
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Get Help With Genealogy at the Library
We had to postpone our Kiss the Ground! program this week because of bad weather. It has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 12, at 6...
Linda Wilson
Feb 21, 2020
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Come to Free "Kiss the Ground!" Program Thursday at the Library
On February 20 at 6 p.m. there will be a program at the library called Kiss the Ground! It will be presented by Keith Bien. The purpose...
Linda WIlson
Feb 17, 2020
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Book Club Will Discuss Everest Adventure
The Book Club will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, February 18, to discuss Into Thin Air, a nonfiction book by Jon Krakauer. Krakauer was a...
Linda Wilson
Feb 7, 2020
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This Week: Book Recommendations from Linda
People have been asking about tax forms. We got our first shipment last Thursday. We now have 1040 federal forms and 1040/1040SR...
Linda WIlson
Feb 3, 2020
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Come to Book Club in February!
The Book Club met last week and we welcomed a new member. The book to be discussed in February is Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer. In this...
Linda Wilson
Jan 24, 2020
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Library, Dade First Present Parent Café on Teen Internet Safety
Dade First/Family Connections is holding its first Parent Café of the year and it is on Teen Internet Safety. The Sexual Assault Victim’s...
Linda Wilson
Jan 17, 2020
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Check out the Library's Fab Photo Center!
Our first Book Club meeting of 2020 will be Tuesday evening, January 21, at 7 p.m. at the library. We will be discussing The Guernsey...
Linda Wilson
Jan 10, 2020
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Resolve to Read More in 2020--Your Local Library Will Help!
Have you made any New Year’s resolutions? Why not resolve to read more? If you don’t have a library card, come by and we’ll get you set...
Linda Wilson
Jan 6, 2020
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Here are Our Library Book Club Books for 2020
The library will be closed on Wednesday, January 1, for the New Year’s holiday It will reopen on Thursday, January 2, at regular hours....
Linda Wilson
Dec 30, 2019
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Get Your Dade History 2020 Calendars at the Library!
The library will be closed for Christmas Tuesday-Thursday, December 24-26, and will reopen on Friday, December 27. The library will also...
Linda Wilson
Dec 23, 2019
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Library Announces Christmas Schedule
The library will be closed for the Christmas holidays, Tuesday-Thursday, December 24-26. The library will be open on Monday, December 23,...
Linda Wilson
Dec 16, 2019
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Come Join Our Library Book Club! (We Got Snacks.)
Have you ever thought about joining a Book Club? We have a Book Club at the library which meets monthly. Our December meeting, which is...
Linda Wilson
Dec 6, 2019
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Library's "Little Pantry" Offers Food, Snowman Warm Garments.
The Dade County Public Library, along with our local CHI Memorial office, Trenton Family Practice, is offering a new service to the...
Linda Wilson
Dec 2, 2019
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Get Your Dade Christmas Tree Ornaments at the Library, & Don't Forget Grand Illumination on
The Friends of the Library are now selling our new pewter Christmas ornaments. Several years ago, the American Business Women’s...
Linda Wilson
Nov 25, 2019
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Food for Fines and Free Family Fun, Furthermore!
As you may have noted in the news last week, Discovery Travel Blog has named Cloudland Canyon as the best state park in Georgia! What has...
Linda Wilson
Nov 18, 2019
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It's Canned-Food-for-Fines Month at the Library!
Do you have some pesky library fines you would like to clear up? It’s that time of year again, when the library has Food for Fines. From...
Linda Wilson
Nov 11, 2019
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Addiction Workshop at Library This Month!
It’s not exaggerating to say we had another very successful Trick or Treat at the library and on the square, in spite of the weather not...
LInda Wilson
Nov 1, 2019
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Design Our New Library Card and Win $100!
We had a very interesting Book Club meeting this month discussing The Corpsewood Manor Murders with author Amy Petulla (below). Petulla...
Linda Wilson
Oct 28, 2019
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Come to the Library to Read Local Authors' Books!
In July, we had a book signing here at the library with some local authors present to sell and sign their books. I just finished reading...
Linda Wilson
Oct 24, 2019
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New Titles at the Library--Check 'em Out!
Here’s another update on new books. We now have: The Last Widow by Karen Slaughter, Old Bones by Preston and Child, The Road Home by...
Linda Wilson
Sep 30, 2019
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New Books at Library! Also, Time to Sign Up For Halloween Stalls!
Come support your school by creating a unique tie-dye shirt in school colors, just in time for Homecoming. We will be doing this on...
Linda Wilson
Sep 20, 2019
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Check Out Cake Pans! Check Out Telescopes! Check Out Your Library!
Yes, we have all kinds of books, audiobooks and movies that may be checked out at the library, but that is not all we have available. We...
Linda Wilson
Sep 13, 2019
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We're Reckoning It's A Time To Read John Grisham...
The Book Club will be discussing The Reckoning by John Grisham at our September meeting. John Grisham’s first book, A Time to Kill, was...
Linda Wilson
Sep 6, 2019
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Don't Forget Our Cave Symposium on Thursday!
There will be a kids’ cooking class at the library on Tuesday, September 10, from 6-7 p.m. The title of the class is Healthy Cooking for...
Linda Wilson
Aug 30, 2019
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Cave Symposium at Library, Sept. 5, Kids' Cooking Class Sept. 10
At our Book Club meeting last week, we enjoyed discussing The Right Stuff about the Mercury 7 astronauts. Our book for September is The...
Linda Wilson
Aug 23, 2019
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