Library hosts Backpack Blessings giveaway

Library hosts Backpack Blessings giveaway

Warren, Arkansas – Tuesday, December 21, 2021 Warren Branch Library hosted a Backpack Blessings giveaway for those in need. The backpacks were made possible by a collaborative effort with the Bradley County Ministerial Alliance and a grant that was received from the American Library Association’s Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries initiative.…

EAST program speaks to Warren Rotary, plus Rotary makes donation to Library Blessing Box

EAST program speaks to Warren Rotary, plus Rotary makes donation to Library Blessing Box

The Warren Rotary Club met in the Fellowship Hall of First United Methodist Church at Noon on Tuesday, Dec. 14 for their last meeting of 2021 with Rotarian Marnette George presenting the program. George’s program was Payton Sledge, who is over the EAST program at Warren High School. Sledge had four of her students join…

Library administrators present program at Community Thanksgiving

Library administrators present program at Community Thanksgiving

Warren, Arkansas – Sandy Doss, Branch Manager and Christy Ward, Library Assistant at the Warren Branch Library recently presented a program at the Community Thanksgiving, sponsored by the Bradley County Ministerial Alliance, held at the Assembly of God Church in Warren. The Warren Branch Library recently partnered with the Bradley County Ministerial Alliance to apply…

Jase Dawkins wins Warren Library Book Club for Kids November giveaway

Jase Dawkins wins Warren Library Book Club for Kids November giveaway

For the month of November, Warren Branch Library’s Book Club for Kids had 1 participant. Jase Dawkins read a total of 4 books! He was November’s prize winner. Any students in grades K-8th can participate in this program.No registration required. Simply keep up with the books they read for the month of December and submit…

Library Blessing Box receives numerous donations

Library Blessing Box receives numerous donations

Warren, Arkansas – Warren Branch Library recently received generous donations from several Food and Clothing Drives held in the community. Eastside Elementary, Grace Cowboy Church Ladies Group, and First Baptist Church Christian School 2nd & 3rd grades (pictured) donated food, hygiene products, and cold weather clothing to be distributed to those in need via the…

Warren Branch Library receives national grant for small and rural libraries

Warren Branch Library receives national grant for small and rural libraries

$3,000 Grant Will Help the Library Work with the Ministerial Alliance of Bradley County to provide Homeless Care Blessing Bags (Backpacks). Warren, AR — Warren Branch Library has been selected as one of 100 libraries to participate in round three of Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries, an American Library Association (ALA)…

New online card catalog for Library coming November 9

New online card catalog for Library coming November 9

Warren Branch Library will be switching their card catalog over to a new online card catalog Tuesday, November 9, 2021. According to a press release from the Warren Branch Library, “the old card catalog www.youseemore.com/seark will phase out, and the new and absolutely fabulous online card catalog can be found here: https://searlibrary.biblionix.com/catalog/“ If users have…

Three more Warren Branch Library eLibraries placed throughout Bradley County

Three more Warren Branch Library eLibraries placed throughout Bradley County

The Warren Branch Library recently placed three eLibraries(Community Resource Centers) in Bradley County. They are located at New Beginnings C.A.S.A. in Warren, Banks City Hall, and at the Hermitage Housing Authority. These eLibraries will provide much needed information such as Drug Rehabilitation, Housing, Food Distribution, Clothing Distribution, Daycare, Churches, GED Classes, etc. They were made…

Winter clothing and food drive happening through November 19

Winter clothing and food drive happening through November 19

Eastside Elementary School in partnership with the Warren Branch Library is holding a winter food and clothing drive now through November 19, 2021. Items that are needed for donation include hats, gloves, scarves, socks, blankets, non-perishable food(Pop-top cans), and hygiene products. Those wishing to donated can drop of goods at two different drop-off locations. Items…

Library receives grant to place eLibraries at various locations

Library receives grant to place eLibraries at various locations

The Warren Branch Library recently placed its first of many eLibraries(Community Resource Center) in the Warren community. The new eLibrary is located at the Warren Housing Authority. These eLibraries will provide much needed information such as Drug Rehabilitation, Housing, Food Distribution, Clothing Distribution, Daycare, Churches, GED Classes, etc.These eLibraries were made possible by a grant…