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IN THE LIBRARY THIS WEEK | 02/16/24

Don’t Miss Out on Upcoming Student Lunch & Learn Readers shouldn’t miss the opportunity to attend an upcoming student presentation event on February 22 sponsored by NTCC and taking place in the library. Student scholars will showcase regional-themed essays that promise delight and impart new knowledge. Having attended previous years, I can attest that these […]

GUADALUPE “LUPE” HERRERA PROMOTED TO LIBRARY DIRECTOR

Guadalupe “Lupe” Herrera has been promoted to Director of the Mount Pleasant Public Library. Ms. Herrera joined the City of Mount Pleasant in 2021 as a Library Assistant to the now retired director, Helen Thompson, and has been instrumental in expanding the library’s print and digital resources as well as community outreach programs such as […]

IN THE LIBRARY THIS WEEK | 02/09/24

Monday Stitch and Chat: 9:30 a.m. Genealogy Help: 2-4 p.m. Friends of the Library meeting: 6 p.m. Tuesday Preschool Story Time: 11 a.m. Genealogy Help: 2-4 p.m. Wednesday Sensory Time for Babies: 10 a.m. Thursday Lunch with Friends: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (orders ready for pick up) Family Night (Life-size Candyland): 5:30 p.m. Saturday Closed for […]

CITY HONORS RETIRING LIBRARY DIRECTOR HELEN THOMPSON

The City of Mount Pleasant honored Library Director Helen Thompson for her 12 years of service during a retirement party at the Mount Pleasant Public Library on January 31. During the festivities, the City Council unveiled a rendering of the “Helen Thompson Giving Tree” sculpture that will be installed in the library to recognize library […]

CITY OF MOUNT PLEASANT HONORS PAULA FERN ROSE

The City of Mount Pleasant recognized the services of Paula Fern Rose by naming the Mount Pleasant Public Children’s Library in her honor. The unveiling ceremony of the “Paula Fern Rose Children’s Library” was held on January 30 with the Rose family and friends and members of the City Council and staff attending. “The library […]

LIBRARY CORNER | HELEN’S SWAN SONG

The past 11 years have been amazing, as I’ve had the privilege to work with a fabulous staff and also have gotten to know hundreds of people in the community. I’ll be retiring at the end of the month, but you are in great hands. Lupe Herrera will be stepping into the library director position. […]

LIBRARY CORNER | 01/19/24

This week in the library: Monday—Stitch and Chat 9:30 a.m. Genealogy Help 2-4 p.m. Tuesday—Preschool Story Time 11 a.m. Genealogy Help 2-4 p.m. Wednesday—Sensory Time for Babies 10 a.m. Thursday—Family Night Winter Wonderland 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday—Coffee and Cake 10 a.m. (Sit down and just visit) February’s book list from Library Reads is a mixture of […]

PUBLIC NOTICE: ZONING CHANGE 801 S. FLOREY AVE. – Case No: Z-2024-01

Hold a public hearing and consider a request from Alfredo Chanez Perez and Maria Magdalena Ramirez Balderas for the approval of a of a zoning change from SF-2 (Single-Family Residential District) to NS (Neighborhood Services District), being a 0.339-acre tract of land situated in the Henry W. Jones Survey, Abstract No. 306, Titus County, Texas, […]

LIBRARY CORNER | 01/12/24

Mark your calendars for these January activities in the library: Monday, 15—Closed in observance of Martin Luther King Day. Tuesday, 16—Paws to Read (Call to register your child to read aloud to the pups.) Thursday, 18—Family Night’s Winter Wonderland. Join us for snow and Smores. Monday,22—Stitch and Chat 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, 23 and 30—Preschool Story […]

CITY LAUNCHES NEW EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION PROGRAM

MP CITY SCAN – SAFE CITIZENS ALERT NETWORK The City of Mount Pleasant has launched the new QR code-based emergency communication program SCAN: SAFE CITIZENS ALERT NETWORK. During an emergency, scan the QR code from your phone to go to the SCAN emergency page on the City’s website to get real-time information specific to City […]