We are closing out another month!

     I can't believe September is almost gone!  Are we having fun yet?  Well, we are here at the Moultrie-Colquitt County Library because we're getting ready for Family History Month.
    
     Did you know October is Family History Month?  Several cities and states have designated this month as Family History Month, and the U.S. Senate has adopted similar resolutions in the past.  It's estimated that there are over 80 million people researching their family histories.

     The highlight of our displays for Family History Month is in our lighted glass cases in the main foyer.  Thanks to Irene Godwin, the Odom Genealogical Library's genealogist, we are showcasing beautiful (good-sized) framed family photographs.  She's provided pictures of the families of Crozier, Godwin, Engram, and Harvey, as well as a photograph of Confederate grandfathers - Barrs, Manning, and Bell.

     In our circulation counter bookshelf, you'll find books for family reading time, and the long white hallway wall will be covered with ways you can celebrate Family History Month.  Experts say that in the United States, genealogy is now the second most popular hobby next to gardening.

     In the glass-cased lighted calendar, you'll see not only important monthly dates, but also several old family photographs provided by Irene.   And we'll give information about the Genealogy and Children's Book Picks for the Month.

     Other displays around the library will include a wide variety of orange books, our color for the month.  The main foyer table will be filled with different genres of orange books, and the long table near the non-fiction stacks will treat you to orange mysteries under the title of "Mysteries by the Light of the Harvest Moon."  Why not see if you can find the black cat?  I'll give you a hint...he's tiny.

     Oh, and don't forget to look at the Picturing America display in the Odom Library.  It's John Singer Sargent's "Portrait of a Boy," which fits right in with Family History Month.  A  bored-looking little boy is sitting with his mother, who is reading to him (or maybe reading only to herself, which would make me bored, too).   See if you can answer the questions connected to the picture.

     If you're interested in your family's genealogy, why not give the Ellen Payne Odom Genealogical Library a visit.  Irene Godwin and Ann Glass are more than willing to give you a hand in finding that lost grandma and maybe even seeing for the first time a picture of her.

     October is the month to celebrate your family.  What better way to do it than by visiting your local library.  We have lots to offer you.