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Abilene Public Library Will Host 'Put Color Into Your Landscape' Workshop March 5th

Rudy Fernandez — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:49:50 +0000

It's planting season once again and this year you can give your home that 'professionally landscaped' look, with help from the Abilene Public Library and Scott Warren, director of landscape and grounds at Abilene Christian University. The theme for this years workshop is, “Put Color into Your Landscape.” By using a wide variety of low maintenance perennials and annuals, Warren says he'll show you some easy ideas and shortcuts that help in keeping a well maintained landscape looking great.

The Abilene Public Library Will Host a "Conquer Your Kindle" Class

Rudy Fernandez — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 04:49:46 +0000

My wife was given a Kindle by her employer for Christmas 2010. Christmas 2011, her boss gave her a 'Kindle Fire', and I was handed down her first one. At first I said "wow, an over grown iPhone for books, great." I didn't appreciate this hand me down e-book, until Janis Test with the Abilene Library, told me that I can check-out books with my Kindle and that the library has a 'Conquer your Kindle' class that I needed to take. That class is coming up again.

Friends of the Abilene Public Library Help Keep Our Local Libraries Relevant

Dave Wheaton — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 19:22:12 +0000

Public libraries aren't like they were when I was growing up. I remember my class taking weekly field trips to the local public library to check out a new book to read, and return the book from the previous week. As I grew older, I would go to research my school projects. But that was the extent of what you could do at the library. Times have changed. If you haven't been to one of the Abilene Public Libraries in a while, you may be surprised.

'Friends of the Abilene Public Library' Book Sale Coming in June

Rudy Fernandez — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:48:02 +0000

The 23rd annual ‘Friends of the Abilene Public Library’ book sale at the Abilene Civic Center is scheduled for June 7-10. The sale includes over one hundred thousand books, videos and cassette tapes, DVDs, CDs, records and more. If you’re a member of the ‘Friends of the Library’ you’ll get in first during the ‘Friends [...]