Jacinto City Scrapbook, volume 3 (1965-1972)

. Thursday, February 10, 1966 . . • SENTINEL April 14,1966 . . .SENTINEL Librarian Dorothy Bowyer HOUSTON CHRONICLE Wednesday, January 12, 1866 lursdav, January 13,1966 . . , SENTINEL Books Given To Library Donations of several multiple- volume collections and of 65 hard-bound individual books, most of which are Book of the Month Club selections, have been announced at the Jacinto City Branch, Harris County Li- jbrary, at Muscatine and Mer cury. Mrs. Dorothy Bowyer, branch; librarian, said the collections in-J elude: “My Book House,” a 14- volume children’s series; “Land and People,” a seven-volume group on world populations; “Journeys Through Bookland,” an eight-volume collection and “Children’s Classics,” seven- volume collection. Those and the 65 individuals;* were donated by private citi¬ zens. She also has received a new i shipment of books, number and names to be announced, of new [books by purchase with funds allotted her from the Jacinto City Parks and Recreation De partment. Another group is available from monies earned through sale of duplicate books on hand at the library. These names also will be listed later. A number of new books have recently been added to the shelves of the Jacinto City Library, according to Mrs. Dorothy Bowyer. A number of books purchased with funds alloted the Parks and Recre¬ ation Department in the city budget have arrived. Two or¬ ders of books bought with funds accumulated from sale of duplicate books in the lib¬ rary have also arrived. Among these books are eight titles on recent best-seller lists. The library has also received 20 books which have been re¬ bound. They were mostly light fiction, teen-age stories, and westerns. Richard’s Pawn Shop has donated a 14-volume set of “My Book House," seven vol¬ umes of the "Land and Peo¬ ples Series’’, and eight- volume set of "Journeys Through Bookland", a 7-volume set of "Children's Classics”, and four volumes of "High School Subjects Self-Taught". A1 Point has donated 65 hard - bound books, mostly Book-of-the-Month selections and 11 pocket books; Mrs. Maurice R. Breen, 10321 Flax- man, donated "The Prophet" and several other hard-bound books, and Linda McCreadie has recently donated a num¬ ber of western pocket books. The Book Discussion Group of Jacinto City will meet Tues¬ day, February 15, at 7:30 p.m. at the City Library on Mer¬ cury Drive. The meeting, re¬ gularly scheduled for the sec¬ ond Tuesday of each month, was postponed a week by the weather. The group, led by Rev. George Miller of Peace United Presbyterian Church, will discuss "Man for All Seasons’’. The public is cor¬ dially invited. Both the Jacinto City and Galena Park City Libraries expected a new shipment of books from toe Harris County Library February 9. The lists will include some late fiction, as well as non-fiction , for all ages. . . .Thursday. June 9.1966 . . .SENTINEL JACINTO CITY PABTY LINE by Mr* 0» R* Stewman GL 3-7388 ■2^™EL_^_1Thujrsday. June 2.1966 The Jacinto City Library staff has added 48 books to its shelves at the annual sale of the .Veteran’s Hospital Auxi¬ liary. These are mostly fiction and mysteries. In addition Mr. and Mrs. John Standley of Songwood donated 38 college and high school test books, which Mrs. Dorothy Bowyer, librarian says,* will be "a big help”. Other donations included 47 packet books by David Batts, 51 pocket books from Mrs. Mary Louise Christie, Flem¬ ing Drive, and others from Pat Jones and Mrs. Lisa Thur¬ man. The library has on display plnatas made of papier mache which won bthe ribbons at the Boy Scout Exposition at the Coliseum, May 6-7. These were made by Cub Scouts of Den 4, pack 301, under the supervision of Mrs. Joyce Garren. Mrs. Dorothy Bowyer, city j librarian reports a number 1 of recent gifts to the library. Linda McCreadie ! donated about 20 paperbacks, mostly westerns, as well as material for a pamplet file on Texas governors, history of prison systems, and game - bird breeding. H. G. Degens of j Galena Park, donated a box of over 50 paperbacks. John Pee- j bles donated a number of late i magazines. A friend in Pasa- i dena“ donated 47 hard-bound books most of which wiU be | offered for sale, as the donor j intended. Pi Xi Chapter of Beta Sigma j Phi has made its annual don¬ ation of toe current Yearbook j to add to the Compton’s En¬ cyclopedia which the chapter had previously placed on the library shelves. Mrs. Bowyer reports a good response to the summer read¬ ing club, with 70 members signed up in toe first week. She reports also toe addition of very good volunteer help for the summer. SENTINEL . . . Thursday, April Mrs. Doris Garren, assist¬ ant in the city library, has been attending book sales dur¬ ing the past several days. She bought some new books at A’Cela Book Store in Pasa¬ dena, which was going out of business, and added some ju¬ venile non-fiction volumes and three teen books, at half- price. On Friday she att mded the sale of used books at Mey¬ er land Plaza, sponsored an¬ nually by the womens’ auxil¬ iary of Brandeis University. On Wednesday of this week, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1966 National Library Week April 17-23 All North Shore libraries will be celebrating National Library Week beginning next Sunday, from April 17 to Ap¬ ril 23. 6> 1 reports the following donations to the library; 14 pocket books, mostly by Gothic Romances from Miss Pat Jones of Ga¬ lena Park; 32 pocket books ; from Mrs. James Forten- j berry; and eight books, in- | eluding some juveniles from j Shari Petry. April 5, both the Jacinto City and the Galena Park Library will receive a selection of new books from the county library, in the regular shipment re¬ ceived each ten weeks. A gen¬ eral assortment of books is expected. Two Boy Scouts helped out j in the library last week, fill— I ing requirements for merit | badges. George Harmon, : worked in the library all day i last Friday. Billy French, [ working on Community Ser- !' vice badge, donated ten hours service to the library and Recreation Department, doing everything from washing win¬ dows in the library and shelv¬ ing books, to helping clean up the surrounding lawns. Three branches of the Har¬ ris County Library, plus the traveling Bookmobile, serve the North Shore area. A new one is being planned for the North Shore Village area on Uvalde. The Jacinto City Library, 1026 Mercury, located on the city’s Wilke Park, is open from noon to 9:00 p.m. on Mon¬ day and Thursday. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; it is open from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Saturday morning, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Mrs. Dorothy Bowyer is librarian, assisted by Mrs. H. P. Gar¬ ren. The Channelview Library, 531 Crockett at Highway 73, is open a full 40 hours each week, under the direction of Mrs. Thelma Barnes, librarian. On Monday it is open 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. but is not open on Saturday at all. On all other days of the week, it is open from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Galena Park Library is located at 1702 Third Street, directed by Mrs. Eugene Zoch. On Monday and Tuesday it is open from 1:00 to 8:00 p.m,; Wednesday 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. , on Thursday and Friday, 1:00 to 6:00 p.m., and on Saturday morning 9:00 to 12:00 noon. The hours and stops made by the Bookmobile may be se¬ cured by telephone from the Harris County Library, CA 8-8311, Extension 104. Each branch will have spe¬ cial displays and book mar¬ kers during Library Week, with books for all ages and interests. The Jacinto City branch will have a pot of hot coffee and Girl Scout cookies to serve guests. SENTINEL . . .Thursday, June 2,196* - VIUU The summer reading clt for the Jacinto City Librar I will go into operation on Jun 1 1, running to August 27. Them of the club this year is th zoo. Children who have finishei the first grade and thos< through the sixth grade ma] register any time in Jane oi July. Details will be furnished at the library, in mimeograph¬ ed form. SENTINEL . . .Thursday, November 3,1966 . . Another shipment of the de¬ lightful Harlequin romance paperback books have been received by the Jacinto City Library from Mrs. Clyde Speed, 14034 Holly Park. Part of the shipment of 48 titles was shared with the Galena Park Public Library, accord¬ ing to Mrs. Dorothy Bowyer, city librarian. These are ro¬ mances by English authors, published in Canada, which Mrs. Speed buys for her mother, in a small non-library town, who sends them back for re-use after she finished them, in new condition.