New Books

,New books recently added to the library's collection include Butterfly Palace by Colleen Coble, Night Diver by Elizabeth Lowell, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and Hollow City by Ransom Riggs, Chestnut Street by Maeve Binchy and Happy, Happy, Happy by Phil Robertson.

Memorial Day

The library will be closed on Monday, May 26 to celebrate Memorial Day.

Summer Reading Challenge

Summer Reading is just around the corner and here is what you need to know--any age can participate and youngsters earn prizes by reading 3 or more books each week throughout the summer.  Last summer 26 children read 292 books and earned 81 prizes and we hope to beat those numbers this year!  The Summer Reading Challenge begins the day after school dismisses for the year, this year that date is June 6.

Pageturners Meet May 12

The Pageturners book club will next meet on Monday, May 12, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at Melvin Public Library and the book for discussion is Under the Cajun Moon by Mindy Starns Clark.  Copies are available at the library.

New Books

Two new books just added to the collection are Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and it's sequel, Hollow City, by Ransom Riggs.  Both are unusual novels and both have extremely peculiar cover art.  Check them out!

Celebrate National Library Week!

It's National Library Week 2014!  Here at Melvin Library we are celebrating by highlighting the library's tech services.  Check out the public access computer and Internet service, free Wifi and our website, explore resource sharing options and download free digital content--ebooks and audiobooks--with your library card.

Please view our display in the bank window on Main Street and our memorial book shelves at the library.  It's also time for our free book give-away so stop by the library for your free books!  Each member of the public may choose 5 free items from our book sale area each day during National Library Week.

Tax Time

April 15 is just around the corner and with it comes the deadline to file individual tax returns.  If you still need tax forms to complete your filing, the library can help you out.  Stop by the library during open hours to pick up or print out the form you need!