Wave at us at the Mulberry Christmas Parade!

We are excited to see all of you as we participate in the Mulberry Christmas parade this year! Make sure to look for our float! It has a Charlie Brown's Christmas theme.

Let us know how you like our Charlie Brown tree! Can you spot the one ornament on the tree? What color is it?

Let us know on this blog what your answer is! It's a fun treasure hunt for you and your kids to do together.

And how many of Charlie Brown's friends will join him on the float?

You'll have to wait and see!

The Mulberry Christmas Parade is December 11th at 6:30p.m.

See you there!!

Which Christmas movie best describes your family?

Are you howling in anger (and for some of us, laughs) at stringing up Christmas lights only to blow a fuse box (or cause the entire neighborhood's power to go out), like Clark in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation?

Or... does your family have to remind you how special you are (and sometimes it takes the patience of an angel to do it)?

Comment below and tell us which movie best depicts your family, and why, if you'd like to share?

Delicious Traditions

Let us be your holiday host as we share our recipes with you and you share your recipes with our Mulberry Library families. We want your favorite holiday treats to be a part of our Holiday Blog! So break out the cookware, mix up some delicious goodies and maybe find a few new traditions to add to your recipe box. The more the tastier! What are you waiting for?
And, by the way, the recipes we love will be added to our Ebook of Mulberry Library's Family Christmas Recipes!
Please use the comment section below to enter in your name and recipe and why your recipe stands out in the crowd of your family's table.

Welcome to our New Youth Librarian

If you haven't been by the library you have missing out! We have a new children's/youth Librarian and her name is Sofia Simpson. She is fun, exciting and high energy. Preschool story time is booming with fun, laughs and crafts. Come join Sofie's Corner every Wednesday @ 10:30 and connect with other local preschoolers in our area.

Teen Tech Week!

Next week we are having some special events to celebrate Teen Tech Week, a national campaign to celebrate technology with our teens. We are having an Online Scavenger Hunt which will go on all week. Any teen that finishes and turns in the Hunt by the end of the day Thursday will be entered to win a prize. We will announce the winner on Friday at our Movie Night. We are showing Where the Wild Things Are. This is for all ages. Registration for this will begin at 5pm and the movie will be at 530pm. Also, on Thursday afternoon, March 11th from 3-5pm, we are having a Gaming event. This is strictly for our teens and we are going to be playing Wii Sports.

We hope to see everyone here for the fun! Our number is 863 425 3246 if you have questions!

Is it SPRING yet??

We know you are sick and tired of this cold weather in our usually sunshine-y state. We also know a great way to break those winter blues! Come down to the library and check out everything we have to offer. We've said it before and we'll say it again: We've got hundreds of DVD's, the newest bestsellers, public internet usage, wireless internet, a newly revamped teen room, and a wonderful space for children. A library card is free and you are able to use it at ANY Polk County library location! That's fantastic!

We have some events coming up this month and in March. On February 27th at 11:00am, the annual Belk Fashion Show will be taking place at the American Legion here in Mulberry, Florida. Tickets are $10.00 in advance and you should RSVP by February 20th. Call 425-0644 or 425-2638 if you wish to attend. Proceeds will benefit the Friends of the Mulberry Library so we hope to see all of our patrons there! One of our own librarians will be walking the runway!

March 2nd is Read Across America Day! So, come down, pick out a book, and celebrate a much loved past time!

March is National Women's History Month. Take time out to learn about famous women in American History and all that they have done for our country and women as a whole. Celebrate their achievements by reading a biography, researching them on the internet, or reading through a reference book. We have several research outlets available at our library and we would be happy to point you the in the right direction!

March 7-13 is Teen Tech Week. We are starting to plan the activities for this now! Some of the fun may include a movie night, an introductory class to a fun photo program, and several other awesome programs for our teens! Keep checking back for more updates!

Valentine's Day, Storytime, and other EXCITING things!

Hello! There are some upcoming events for the Mulberry Library and we wanted to let you know!

On February 5th and 6th, the Friends of the Mulberry Library is hosting its annual BIG Book Sale. It will be on Friday from 9am to 5pm and on Saturday from 9am to 12pm. Come down to the Mulberry Civic Center and support your library by purchasing books at great prices! We have everything available from Bestsellers to Children's titles!

On February 15th, the Friends of the Mulberry Library is sponsoring a Valentine's Brunch to support the Mulberry Library. All proceeds will be donated to the library. The brunch will be held at Grits and Stuff, located in Mulberry. It will be from 6am-10:30am and tickets are $7.50. Pick up your tickets today at the library! Bring your sweetheart and help increase our building fund! If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call us at 863 425 3246 any time.

Our assistant librarian, Rhianna, has planned a fun month for her preschool Storytime. For the month of February, these are the following topics covered. Storytime is on Tuesday mornings beginning at 10:30am.

February 2nd: Groundhog Day
February 9th: Valentine's Day
February 16th: Chinese New Year
February 23rd: Cowboys

If your child is of preschool age, bring them down every Tuesday morning to enjoy a story and craft time!

Just a reminder, be on the lookout for details regarding our Summer Reading Program! We will starting to plan this very soon and we have a lot of neat ideas for our children and teens to keep them busy during the summer!

New Year, New Attitude!

We are kicking off a new decade and our goal in the next ten years is to build a brand new library for the citizens of Mulberry, Florida to enjoy! We are always taking donations to submit toward our goal. We work hard to keep our patrons happy and truly believe that a new library is in the library's future. We have a lot of great ideas for the upcoming year, so stay tuned to hear about our different programs and events. We will be starting to promote our summer program later in the spring and we are very excited about the theme this year!

Now that the holidays are over, you've eaten too much, and you have a billion or so new year's resolutions to uphold, we hope to see you soon! We, of course, have the latest bestsellers and anything that we do not have, we are most likely able to get it for you (as long as your request is available in our county wide system, we can order it for you, to be sent here for pick up!).

Just a reminder that every Tuesday at 10:30am, we host a Preschool Storytime. If your child can sit still through a short story and then a small craft, bring him or her down for some fun! Each week is a different theme!

We know it is a bit belated, but all of us here at Mulberry Library wish you the best of everything in the upcoming year (and a belated Merry Christmas!). We hope to see you and can't wait to set up any new patrons with a library card so they can see what amazing services we have to offer!