101st Airborne Division Band to perform Holiday Concert at Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library
December 16, 2015
Clarksville, TN – On Thursday, December 17th, the 101st Airborne Division Band from Fort Campbell, KY will be performing in the atrium of the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library at 6:00pm.
The show will feature several different types of musical groupings a brass quintet and a jazz combo for an hour-long concert.
Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library to host Cumberland Winds Brass Quintet December 9th
December 8, 2015
Clarksville, TN – The Cumberland Winds Brass Quintet will bring its holiday concert to the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library on Wednesday, December 9th at 6:00pm. The concert will be held in the atrium of the library.
Please join us for a heartwarming musical evening for the whole family that will get you into the Christmas spirit!
Clarksville-Montgomery Public Library Ribbon Cutting for Teen Seating Area set for Sunday, December 6th
December 5, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Ava Ploeckelman, 13-year-old library user and Girl Scout recently did a good deed for the public library. “There was a need for a comfortable and attractive seating area in the teen section of the library,” she said.
She chose as her Girl Scout Silver Award project to take on providing this seating. Ava proceeded to fundraise through a variety of methods, including producing and selling some of the best cupcakes Clarksville has seen. Ploeckelman also enlisted the help of the Friends of the Clarksville-Montgomery Public Library and Tennessee State Representative Joe Pitts for donations.
Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale begins Thursday, October 29th
October 24, 2015
Book Sale Continues Through Halloween
Clarksville, TN – The Friends of the Library Fall Book sale will open Thursday the 29th at 4:00pm with the Friends-only preview until 7:00 pm that evening. Anyone may join the Friends at the door for as little as $5.00.
Thousands of used books from fiction to a myriad of non-fiction subjects to children’s books will be available for purchase. All proceeds from the book sale go to support the public library. The sale continues for the general public on Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm and on Saturday (Halloween) from 9:00am to 3:00pm.
Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library Board approves new Strategic Plan
July 18, 2015
Includes proposal for Expansion of Library Services in Montgomery County
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library Board of Trustees approved a Strategic Plan at their July 15th Board meeting that will guide the library through proposed growth and expansion of services in Montgomery County, putting forth an outline that will transform the current single main library into a library system by 2020.
The Strategic Plan was developed through a combination of a community survey, Library staff and Library Board members input, and a community input retreat, which included County Commissioners and other leaders and was held in March of 2015.
Clarksville Montgomery County Public Library to hold Imagination Library “Hats Off to Reading” with First Lady Crissy Haslam
June 22, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Tennessee’s First Lady Crissy Haslam will be among the celebrity readers at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library Thursday, June 25th for a child-centered event to highlight the Montgomery County Imagination Library.
Other guest readers include Channel 4 Chief Meteorologist Lisa Spencer, Kirby Cannon, APSU Head Football Coach, Gnash, the Predator’s Mascot, Snowbird, and the Tender Paws therapy dogs.
Cuban Artist Mayda Saborit to show Cuban Heart at Clarksville Montgomery County Public Library
June 13, 2015
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library will be featuring Cuban artist Mayda Saborit’s paintings in the alcove gallery at the rear of the first floor with an opening on Friday, June 19th.
Saborit’s painterly and colorful oils capture the feel of Cuba from street life to beautiful landscapes.
Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library “Geek the Library” campaign finishes April 13th-15th
April 11, 2015
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library is wrapping up our “Geek the Library” campaign, the goal of which is to raise awareness about the importance of your public library. We hope that you have now added a new verb to your vocabulary—“geek.”
Everyone is passionate about something—whether it’s your smart phone, superheroes, southern cooking or whatever else you love. What you love is what you “geek.”
Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library looking for Input through Online Community Survey
February 26, 2015
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library is currently developing a new strategic plan.
A community input retreat is scheduled for March with a select group of participants to help in the planning process, however, the library would also like to invite anyone in the Montgomery County community to assist in this process by participating in a short online survey. [Read more]
Hannah Conway to Discuss Her Book the Wounded Warrior’s Wife at Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library
December 17, 2014
Clarksville, TN – On December 22nd At 5:00pm Hannah Conway will be at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library to discuss her book the Wounded Warrior’s Wife.
Whitleigh Cromwell dreamt of a happily ever after with her newlywed soldier husband. Collier Cromwell loved God, his wife, and his country, though military life exacted a demanding toll. An unexpected deployment during the height of war sends Collier away for yet another year. Their lives tumble down a path marked with struggle and fatalities.