News from Past Events

Ronald McDonald

Nitsana and her magic puppets

Amanda Danning: La Folly, La Cobbler and La Rogue
and Heads and Tales of Texas Revolution

Texas Archeological Society

Tracking the Texas Rangers: the twentieth century

Ranger Cindy

  News from 2012-2013                                                                                                                                                              

   The Nesbitt Memorial Library welcomed Ronald McDonald as a speical guest for this year's Summer Reading Program. He preformed magic tricks with squeaky hamburgers and magical bag!
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  The Nesbitt Memorial Library welcomed Nitsana the puppeteer back for a special Storytime on July 8, 2014.
  She amazed children of all ages with her bright and colorful magic puppets!

      More photos can be seen here!

    
 Mr. and Mrs. James E. Brasher donated two programs to the Nesbitt Memorial Library. La Folly, La Cobbler and La Rogue to an audience of all ages. Heads and Tales of the Texas Revolution taught teens how to determine the cause of death through injuries by working together in groups.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

    Ranger Cindy visited the library during the first week of the Summer Reading Program. Ninety kids were amazed
 to see a live corn snake, baby alligator, lizard and a turtle. Children also enjoyed digging up objects in a sand pit.
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Bruce Glasrud, Harold Weiss, Donaly Brice and Paul Spellman came to the Nesbitt Memorial Library to talk about the Texas Rangers in Texas history. Each spoke brief on their work and collectively and knowledgably answered questions.
 

  Sue Gross from the Texas Archeological Society (TAS) spoke about about the Archeological Field School to be held  at a local  dig site on June 14 through the 21. This site is along the Colorado River and contains artifacts that date to 6,000 B.C. This site is located south of Columbus at the Tait Ranch.