Inclement Weather - Early Closing

Due to the increase in falling precipitation, both branches of the Russell County Public Library will be closing today, Sunday, Feb. 19th @ 4pm.

As a reminder, both branches will also be closed tomorrow, Feb. 20th for Presidents Day.  See you on Tuesday!

Presidents' Day Closure

Russell County Public Libraries will be closed Monday, February 20, 2012, in honor of Presidents' Day.

Presidents' Day Trivia

• The holiday is still officially Washington's Birthday.
• Washington's birthday became a federal holiday in 1885.
• In honor of the day, read Washington's Farewell Address.
• Or celebrate Washington's birthday with a dessert made of cherries to honor the apocryphal story that he could not tell a lie....

Book & Magazine Sale

Time for the annual sale at Lebanon Library. We have books and magazines that need new homes.

And it all benefits the Friends of the Library. Nice hardbacks only $2, paperbacks $1, and magazines are $.10. Children's books are only $.25.

Stop by!

New Library Station in Dante

The Russell County Public Library now has a library station located in the new Dante Community Center. It is currently open most Wednesdays from 10:00 am-4:00 pm. Visitors can apply for a library card that can be used at the Dante, Lebanon, and Honaker

locations. Books, movies, and music are available to check out at the Dante station. Adult, teen, and children's books are available. Library patrons may also request books from the main library and have them delivered to Dante. More volunteers are need to keep the library station open. If interested, please call 889-8044.

MORE January Closures

January 13 & 16, 2012
The Libraries are closed Friday for Lee-Jackson Day & Monday for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Regular hours prevail during the weekend.

Closed January 1 & 2

Russell County Public Libraries are closed January 1 & 2, 2012. We reopen with new hours on January 3rd. Read our previous blog entry or our webpage for the new hours.

New Library Hours

Lebanon Library
9 am – 7 pm     Monday
9 am – 7 pm     Tuesday
9 am - 5:30 pm Wednesday
9 am - 8 pm      Thursday
9 am - 5:30 pm Friday
10 am – 2 pm   Saturday
2 - 5 pm           Sunday

When the libraries open on January 3, 2012, new hours will be in effect. These changes are based on patterns of patron use so will better meet the needs of patrons. Lebanon Library’s hours will change seasonally, closing Monday and Tuesday at 7 pm during the winter while remaining open Monday and Tuesday until 8 pm during the summer. Lebanon Library will follow the summer schedule Memorial Day through Labor Day. If it seems confusing, please note the Lebanon Library hours are the same Wednesday through Sunday all year round. Honaker Community Library’s hours will remain the same year round.

Honaker Community Library
3 pm - 7 pm      Monday
3 pm - 7 pm      Tuesday
3 pm - 8 pm      Wednesday
9 am - 1 pm      Thursday
Noon - 5:30 pm Friday
Closed               Saturday
2 - 5 pm             Sunday