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Super Saturday has changed to Terrific Thursday!

He's back! Le Tourneau University’s Dr. Steve Ball is coming back for another energetic, electrifying science program! This time around, we'll be exploring induction through his program Electromagnetic Magic!

Join us Thursday, February 28th at 7:00 PM in the Moeschle Room. This program is appropriate for kids ages 5-12. Don't miss out- it’s gonna be a great time!

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From February 17 - March 3, share Texas-related your home videos and films with the state archives, and they will convert your materials to digital format for free. 

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Louise Penny's Still Life Is Book Club Topic Feb. 28th

Louise Penny's novel Still Life is the topic of discussion for February's Book Club. The meeting will take place at the Library on Thursday, February 28th at 6:30 PM. 

Come join us for a lively discussion as we share our love of books and reading! 

For more information on the Book Club, please email Chris at: challengerop@gmail.com or call Joyce at 903-261-3061. Everyone is welcome, whether you have read the book or not!

Louise Penny's novel Still Life is the topic of discussion for February's Book Club. The meeting will take place at the Library on Thursday, February 28th at 6:30 PM. 

Come join us for a lively discussion as we share our love of books and reading! 

For more information on the Book Club, please email Chris at: challengerop@gmail.comor call Joyce at 903-261-3061. Everyone is welcome, whether you have read the book or not!

Library to Host Lock-in for Genealogists

Friday, February 15th, gather your research materials and head for the Longview Public Library's Genealogy/Local History Department for a night of undisturbed research from 6:00 p.m. until 12:00 midnight. The doors will be locked at 6:00pm, so be sure to be in the library before then or you'll get locked out of all the fun!

The library computers will be available for free access to the Footnote database of millions of military records, Dawes Rolls and other important records. Use Ancestry and the Heritage Quest database of Census, Revolutionary War Pension Records, the Freedman's Bank, PERSI and thousands of family history books. Search Newsbank Historical Newspapers database that has complete newspapers dating back to the 1600's! The list goes on and on and on.

You may also bring your own laptop and use the library's WiFi. Regretfully, Footnote and Ancestry are only accessible on the library computers.

Snacks & drinks will be allowed.

For more information, please call Ms. Linda Laminack at 903-237-1359.

If you're too young for Summer Reading Club, you're perfect for Spring Reading Club! This wonderful program will help get your child (under the age of 5) ready for reading. There are 8 activities to complete with your child in the month of March. You can also earn fun prizes just for participating each week! 

There's no need to register- just pick up your form on Friday, March 1st when Spring Reading Club kicks off. Stop by the Children's Department for more information. 

Once again we will be holding our annual Library book sale! This year's sale is scheduled for March 8th and 9th in the Moeschle Room.

Used books no longer in circulation will be available for purchase. We also have a large collection of VHS tapes that will be up for grabs!

Watch the newsletters and our website as we get closer for times and other information. There's lots of great deals and it's a wonderful way to show your support for the library! Hope to see you there!

Super Saturday has changed to Terrific Thursday!

He's back! Le Tourneau University’s Dr. Steve Ball is coming back for another energetic, electrifying science program! This time around, we'll be exploring induction through his program Electromagnetic Magic!

Join us February 28^th at 7:00 PM in the Moeschle Room. This program is appropriate for kids ages 5-12. Don't miss out- it’s gonna be a great time!

Our Broughton Branch Library is hosting an event to celebrate the National African American Read-In. The event will take place on Wednesday, February 20th at 7:00 PM. It will be an evening of readings authored by African Americans. 

 Come gather with other members of our community as we continue to celebrate Black History Month. Everyone is welcome!

Our Broughton Branch Library is located inside the Broughton Recreation Center, located at 801 S. Martin Luther King Blvd. in Longview. The Branch is normally open Monday through Thursday from 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM but will stay open later for this event.

For more information contact Miss Nita at 903-237-1326.

The Texas Film Round-Up is coming and they want your old home movies and films! In return, you will receive a digital version of your films and videos for free, as well as your original items.

A joint collaboration between Texas Archive of the Moving Image (TAMI) and Texas Film Commission (TFC), the Texas Round-Up event is geared toward collecting and preserving videos and films. These items are considered valuable and unique historic records, as they document our lives and cultures. Films and videos wear out and break down over time so it is important to preserve them for future generations. That's why the Texas Film Round-Up will provide free digitization of these documentaries and will return the originals. 

The Longview Public Library is pleased to be a host for the Texas Film Round-Up! We will be collecting your films and videos for this purpose from February 17th - March 3rd. Accepted formats include: Super 8, 8mm, 16mm, VHS, SVHS, BetaSP, 3/4" video, 8mm video.  In order to participate, all required paperwork must be filled out and signed, including an agreement that allows TAMI, TFC and LPL to keep a digital copy of any movies and films submitted to be used as historical records and for research purposes. For the paperwork and more information, stop by our Genealogy/ Local History department and talk to Miss Linda Laminack.