Apple iPad is Grand Prize during April Library Card Drive

Clarksville, TN – An iPad, a Sony eReader and an iPod Shuffle are prizes that are up for grabs just for using your library card at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library in April. It’s National Library Week – what better time to dust off that library card or sign up for a new one and come see what great free services your public library has to offer. From books to DVDs to downloadable ebooks and audiobooks and free WiFi, the library is there to meet your needs. [Read more]

Library Card Drive Kicks Off on April 9th

Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library is driving for more library card holders. Its campaign “Where Books Are Just The Beginning” challenges the public to sign up for a new library card or to dust off that old library card and visit the library to see what exciting services it can provide for free.

The library will kickoff this special event on Saturday, April 9th from 11:00am to 2:00pm with a showcase of library offerings along with special events including a variety of family-friendly games, and also a display of motorcycles from Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association in the parking lot. Door prize giveaways will be announced every half hour during the three-hour event.

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2011 CMCSS Battle of the Books

Montgomery County, TN – Six Clarksville-Montgomery County high schools will compete in this year’s annual Battle of the Books, which will be held at 10:00am on Wednesday, April 6th, 2011 at the Clarksville Public Library. Each school will field of team of their top three competitors from school battles to win the coveted “Limo Lunch” prize. [Read more]

Youth Art Month Begins Tuesday

Montogmery County, TN – National Youth Art Month is March and the K-8 art programs with CMCSS will again have the art show at the Public Library during March beginning Thursday, March 3rd from 4:00pm–6:00pm at the Customs House Museum and DAC Gallery (Downtown Artist’s Co-op on Public Square).

MCHS, KHS, NEHS, WCHS and the Clarksville Academy will be participating in the high school art show beginning next week.

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Silents Please! Public Library presents a Classic Silent Film Series beginning in March

Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library will be presenting The General, starring Buster Keaton, as the first in a series of three classic silent films to be screened in March, April and May.

Can an unlucky Civil War era train engineer help defeat the Union Army; win back his stolen train and his beloved girlfriend at the same time?!

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Holiday Magic at the Public Library

Clarksville, TN – An evening of music, magic and comedy are combined to delight families at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library this holiday season. “Holiday Magic” will be in the air on Friday, December 3rd, 2010 at 6:30pm.

Our favorite magician will be on hand to perform feats of magic to delight and entertain families. Scott Humston is an award winning entertainer who has presented his show across the US and abroad. His performance is known to cause fits of laughter, outbursts of applause and especially warming of the heart.

The library will close for regular business at 6:00pm and will reopen to an evening of fun to begin at 6:30pm.

To complete the evening, Santa will make an appearance from his home at the North Pole. Bring your camera to get pictures with Santa. This event is free and everyone is encouraged to attend.

Harry Potter Event brings Books to Life at the Library

Clarksville, TN – Harry Potter fans rejoice! On Friday, November 12th, 2010, the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library will be hosting a Harry Potter Event.

That evening, the library will close at 6:00pm for normal business but will reopen for the event at 6:30p.m. [Read more]

APSU TECTA presents $5,000 grant to library for early childhood

To ensure that early childhood educators have professional resources available, the Tennessee Early Childhood Training Alliance (TECTA) at Austin Peay State University has awarded $5,000 to the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library to purchase additional materials for the early childhood community.

TECTA presented the grant to the library July 20th.

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Nashville Artist comes to Clarksville to paint with the children

On June 5th Nashville Artist Jorge A. Yances came to Clarksville to work with the children at the Hispanic Organization for Progress & Education (H.O.P.E.) to create a mural for their first annual Create, Paint, and Express Yourself youth summer program. The mural was put on display at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library yesterday, and will remain there until the end of the month.

The purpose of this program is to give children another outlet to express themselves instead of getting into trouble through boredom. The art portion of program was funded in part by a grant from the Clarksville Arts & Heritage Development Council, along with sponsorships by AmeriChoice & Jerry’s Artarama.

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Nashville Artist comes to Clarksville to paint with the children

On June 5th Nashville Artist Jorge A. Yances came to Clarksville to work with the children at the Hispanic Organization for Progress & Education (H.O.P.E.) to create a mural for their first annual Create, Paint, and Express Yourself youth summer program. The mural was put on display at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library yesterday, and will remain there until the end of the month.

The purpose of this program is to give children another outlet to express themselves instead of getting into trouble through boredom. The art portion of program was funded in part by a grant from the Clarksville Arts & Heritage Development Council, along with sponsorships by AmeriChoice & Jerry’s Artarama.

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