Recent News

The author of Gone at 3:17: The Untold Story of the Worst School Disaster in American History, David M. Brown, will discuss his book at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 29, at the Longview Public Library, 222 W. Cotton St.

Join us on Thursday, May 16th for our Magical May event! Magician Byron Horne will be here to entertain us with more than just tricks up his sleeve! With his silly sense of humor and amazing antics, his surprise-filled show is a must see!

We'll be clowning around in the Moeschle Room at 7:00 PM so bring the whole family! Don't be late to this exciting event or you'll be sorry! 

Author David Brown will join be here On Wednesday, May 29th, to talk about his book Gone at 3:17. The Untold Story of the Worst School Disaster in American History. Brown's book is all about the 1937 explosion at a school in New London, Texas. A former reporter for the Longview News Journal, Brown has extensively researched the material for this book on both professional and personal levels.

The presentation will begin at 10:30 AM and a book signing will follow. Brown will have a limited number of books on hand to sell but it is recommended that interested patrons purchase copies ahead of time and, if desired, bring them to the presentation to have them signed. For people interested in reading the book ahead of time but don't wish to purchase, we do have two copies available for checkout at the Library!  

Due to the overwhelming loss of "never returned" Disney DVDs, we will start requiring $20.00 deposits, for select Disney movies, at the time of checkout. This new policy will go into effect April 15. Also requiring deposits is the newly added British television series "Downton Abbey."

Disney movies are expensive to purchase and because of Disney's "vault" marketing tactic, they are not always available for us to purchase replacement copies. You may pay your deposit by either cash or check. As we are no longer permitted to keep deposits onsite, reimbursement checks will be issued and sent via U.S. mail within 7 - 14 days once the items are returned. 

*You can have a "standing deposit," meaning that once you pay your $20.00 deposit, so you can opt to leave it on file with us. This makes it easier for you so that you don't  have to keep paying $20.00, wait for your reimbursement check, and then pay another $20.00 deposit for your next Disney (or Downton Abbey) DVD. Whenever you decide you no longer want your $20.00 to stay in the system, let us know and we will have the city issue and mail your refund check. 

We hope this new policy will encourage patrons to return their Library materials so we do not have to keep spending money on replacing items and we can instead use that money to enhance our wonderful Library collection. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation! 

If you love computers and helping people, we need your help! We have a variety of computer classes to offer and need help teaching them! 

Class schedules are flexible- we can accommodate you whether you're available in the morning, afternoon or evening. We even have complete lesson plans if you prefer to just follow them or you can make your own. No teaching experience necessary- you just need to know whichever computer program you're teaching. If there's a program you really enjoy and we don't offer a class for it- you can start one- the possibilities are endless! 

Also, we would love to be able to offer some computer classes in Spanish so if you speak Spanish fluently- come see us! 

Teaching computer classes gives you valuable experience to add to your resume. From college students to retirees, this is a great opportunity to give back to the community. If you're interested in volunteering in the computer lab, please call Mr. Kim Cox at 903-237-1353. 

Teens- tired of using random things to mark your stopping point while reading? Do the paper bookmarks lose your place or fall apart to quickly?

Join us Friday, March 15th for our Spring Break Bookmark Workshop!

We'll provide the supplies- just come to the Moeschle Room at 3:00 PM and get ready to have some fun! Bring a friend and share the creativity! 

See ya there! 

Hop on over to the Longview Public Library on March 26th & 27th, join us for our morning storytimes, and meet the Easter Bunny!



He'll be making a special appearance at both of our morning storytimes and will be more than happy to pose for photos so be sure and bring your camera!



For more information, contact Miss Monica at 903-237-1027.



*Storytimes are as follows: 


Tuesdays, 10:30 AM- Toddler Storytime

                5:30 PM- Family Storytime

Wednesdays, 10:30 AM- All Ages Storytime