News & Updates
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SEARLibrary Wins ALA Award
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Arkansas Muralist Completes Library Themed Mural
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Arkansas State Library & SEARLibrary host Author Event
On August 5th, SEARLibrary & the Arkansas State Library hosted the Arkansas Center for the Book's program "If All Arkansas Read the Same Book" at the Monticello Branch Library.
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Author Talk and Book Signing at Monticello Branch Library
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Arkansas Digital Library Consortium Reaches Record-Breaking One Million Digital Book Checkouts in 2022
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FOL-Monticello Annual Membership Meeting
Annual Membership Meeting
Monday--January 23rd at 6pm--Monticello Branch Library Meeting Room
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Southeast Arkansas Regional Library Celebrates 75 years!
Summer Reading Starts in June!
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Dermott & Dumas Branches Get New Roofing
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Arkansas State Library Announces Grant to SEARLibrary
MONTICELLO – The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded $2,660,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to the Arkansas State Library (ASL); $2.4 million of the funds were set aside for direct aid to public libraries.
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The Polar Express!
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Arbor Day Celebration
The Monticello Branch took part in an Arbor Day Celebration for 2021. This took place on our grounds here at 114 West Jefferson where a Tulip Poplar was planted in honor of our Veterans.
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So Much Fun!
Monticello Branch Library has had an active season so far. We began the celebrations with our 2021 Boo Walk on October 30th. There were volunteers manning 10 game stations where the children were able to play games and receive candy.