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 Tuesday, December 17, at 7 p.m., is when we choose the books we are going to read in 2020. We all bring finger foods for a little Christmas cheer. We nominate books to read for next year and then the whole group votes for the top 11 books (we don’t have a discussion in December). Anyone intere...

The Dade County Public Library, along with our local CHI Memorial office, Trenton Family Practice, is offering a new service to the community. On the east side of the library, beside the stairs, you will find our new "Little Pantry." There are non-perishable food items in the pantry for those who have need of them. They are

available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 

Take what you need. If you would like to leave something i...

The Friends of the Library are now selling our new pewter Christmas ornaments.

Several years ago, the American Business Women’s Association sold these historical ornaments, and when they disbanded, they gave the Friends the ones they had left. Last year, we sold the Trenton Methodist Church Ornament. This year, our new ornament is of Davis School. 

We have extras of all 14 ornaments as well. We only have five complete sets for...

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 this got to do with the library? Well, if you would like to visit the state’s best park, or any of Georgia’s state parks, you may check out a park pass at the library, and with that, parking is free at Cloudland Canyon and all Georgia state parks.

We have four passes, so there is usually one...

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 November 4 to November 27, patrons can bring in a canned food item and clear up $1 in fines for each can of food; up to $10 maximum allowed. Please be sure the date on the canned items is current.

At a recent Library Board meeting, our library was given information on our statistics and we wan...

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 cooperating. It turns out the weather was not that bad although it looked cloudy and threatening. We think we had well over 1,000 people go through. I think everyone enjoyed our Star Wars theme.

There will be a free seminar called "Living Free" at the library on Tuesday, November 12, and Tuesd...

We had a very interesting Book Club meeting this month discussing The Corpsewood Manor Murders with author Amy Petulla (below). Petulla is an attorney who worked for the District Attorney’s office in Chattooga County before going into private practice. She practiced law for 20 years and is the author of another book, Haunted Chattanooga. She is also the owner of Chattanooga Ghost Tours and she told us some about that as well. 

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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 one of those books, It’s All About the People, by Gary W. McConnell. McConnell was sheriff in nearby Chattooga County for many years. He left Chattooga to be the head of GEMA (Georgia Emergency Management Agency) under Governors Zell Miller and Roy Barnes, and he supervised the security for t...

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 Richard Paul Evans, The Long Call by Ann Cleeves, We Rule the Night by Claire Elizabeth Bartlett, Backlash by Brad Thor, Lost and Found by Danielle Steele, and Kremlin Strike by Dale Brown. More next week.

The Dade County Historical Society will hold its regular quarterly meeting at the library on...

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 Thursday, September 26, at 4 p.m. at the library.  All materials will be provided, but you must RSVP by calling (706) 657-7857.  Supplies are limited. 

We have some new books in at the library and they are displayed on our NEW BOOKS shelf. Here are some of the titles: The Matriarch: Barba...

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 now have novelty cake pans which can be checked out. They may be checked out for one week with one renewal. Some we have available are heart shape, Strawberry Shortcake (the character), Holly Hobbie, The Gingerbread Man, Elmo, bunnies (three to a pan), trains (six to a pan) and Superman. If y...

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 published 30 years ago in 1989, and The Reckoning is his most recent adult book until The Guardian comes out in October 2019.

Some people may not be aware that Grisham also writes a series for young people about Theodore Boone, Kid Lawyer. He has written seven books in this series. Many of his...

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 Good Living. Just bring your kids; everything else is provided.

Looking into September: Go on an adventure with a book! Try our Middle Grade Literature Club and explore exciting books each month. This is for ages 9-12 and we will meet on September 17 from 4 to 5 p.m. at the library. For the mo...

At our Book Club meeting last week, we enjoyed discussing The Right Stuff about the Mercury 7 astronauts. Our book for September is The Reckoning by John Grisham. I know there are a lot of John Grisham fans out there, so read this one and join us on the third Tuesday, September 17, at 7 p.m. to talk about it.

The Teen Leadership Council will meet on Thursday, August 29, for their first meeting after the summer break. We will ha...

Georgia Public Library Service is proud to offer eRead Kids. This free collection of ebooks and audio books is for kids in pre-K to fourth grade. It’s a mix of fiction and nonfiction titles that can be downloaded onto computers, tablets and smartphones. Check out eRead Kids at your library or anywhere with an Internet connection. All you need is your library card. Ask your librarian or visit georgialibraries.org/eReadKids .

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