Big News! Downtown Restroom Renovation

1st floor restrooms (on the main floor) of our Downtown Library will be unavailable for a few months due to major renovations.

Ground Floor restrooms (off the accessible entrance and Children's Room) and 2nd floor public restrooms will be available during all library hours. 

Microfilm services are available on the table across from the Reference Desk. 

Seniors Read Banned Books -- Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adult
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According to PEN America, Texas holds the dubious distinction of having the most banned books in our nation. This historical fiction novel is certainly one of them. 

Centered around the small East Texas community of New London, it recounts the natural gas explosion of their school in 1937, which killed over 300 students and teachers. That historical tragedy provides background to a love story between a Mexican-American girl and an African-American boy. Ending in tragedy, the book explores the lingering scent of racism and undercurrent of violence.