WARREN, Ark. – The Bradley County Chamber of Commerce is set to host its annual Community Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 1 at Warren City Park from 10 am-12 pm. The event promises to be a fun-filled day for families and children of all ages. In addition to the traditional egg hunt, this year’s…
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Southark Spotlight: Community effort underway to promote the joy of reading
It’s time for a new episode of Southark Spotlight, our monthly series which sits down to discuss someone, some business, or organization that is making an impact in South Arkansas. This month we sat down with Rhonda Williams of the Warren School District to discuss the RISE Community Award Program. Please enjoy the following article:…
SEARK Reading Council meets at Warren Library
The Warren Branch Library hosted the Fall Meeting of the SEARK Reading Council on September 26. Sandy Doss, Warren Branch Manager, was the guest speaker. She shared the various programs and services offered to the community by the library. For more information on the SEARK Reading Council, visit their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/SEARK-Reading-Council-223428967695604
Warren Library’s summer reading program comes to a close
Warren Branch Library’s 2022 Summer Reading Program, “Oceans of Possibilities,” was a whale of a success, with 120 registered participants. For every hour read, their name was written on an orange or pink bubble and displayed in the Library. Participants logged a whopping 524 hours and 16 minutes of reading time this summer. Each hour…
Laura Rogers of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission visits Library summer reading students
Laura Rogers with the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission recently led Mrs Sandy Doss’s group of 7-12 year-old Warren Library Summer Reading program students through the amazing water cycle. They talked about the journey that water makes and played a fun game to learn how it changes during the cycle. Everyone created their very own…
Summer reading program continues at the Hermitage Library
Lynda Greene, librarian at the Hermitage Public Library, reads “Big Beach Cleanup” by Charlotte Offsay to 9 children and adults during the Summer Library Program on Wed. July 6. Pictured also is Lexi Allen.
Library summer reading program students learn about coral reefs
Summer reading program students, ages 7-12, at the Warren Branch Library recently took a guided tour of the world’s coral reefs with Mrs. Sandy. “They learned that coral is an animal, not a plant, and that sea creatures use them to hide from both predators and prey,” says Sandy Doss of the Warren Library. The…
Library summer reading group learns about “Ocean Oddities”
Mrs Christy’s summer reading group, ages three to six, went on a trip to the deep, deep, deep bottom of the ocean recently. They danced along to the “Under the Sea” song, and afterwards Mrs. Christy read “Glow: Animals with Night Lights” and learned a new word: bioluminescence. Participants watched a cool video about the…
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Summer reading program at Warren Branch Library
It’s time to register for the 2022 Summer Reading Program. This year’s theme is Oceans of Possibilities. All programming will be in-person this year. The Summer Reading Program is open to children ages 3-12. The programs will be divided into two age groups, 3-6 and 7-12. Tuesdays will be for ages 7-12 from June 21-July…
Pastime: Recalling the brother and sister reading duo(s)
Oddly enough, it was a reply from a friend, whom I daily rode the yellow school bus with up on Highway 15 to East Side Elementary that came up with this Pastime. Jo Ann Castleberry Pyle, now an El Dorado businesswoman, came up with a mention about these reading primer subjects, “Alice and Jerry and…
Library’s Book Club for kids starts again September 1
Book Club for Kids, a program of the Warren Branch Library, will start back September 1, 2021. The program, which is for kids grades kindergarten to eight grade, is accepting entries for September through September 30 by 5:00 p.m. Here’s How It Works: Kids read books (Books can be from the Warren Library, your School…