Book Alcove at Rockwall library seeks fiction title donations to feed Magic of Reading program for homebound

Book Alcove at Rockwall library seeks fiction title donations to feed Magic of Reading program for homebound

ROCKWALL, TX (June 4, 2024) Friends of the Rockwall County Library member and Book Alcove manager Lynn Fate reported that she is heavy on non-fiction titles, but the summer months beg for Fiction titles. The Book Alcove generally brings in over $10K from donations, and it feeds the Magic of Reading program for homebound clients […]

Murder of the Loaded Librarian: Community leaders take the stage to raise funds for Friends of Rockwall County Library

Murder of the Loaded Librarian: Community leaders take the stage to raise funds for Friends of Rockwall County Library

ROCKWALL, TX (May 9, 2022) Delayed since 2020 due to the pandemic, the long-awaited ‘WhoDunit’ murder mystery play directed by Barbara Doudt and featuring a stellar cast of Rockwall community leaders was presented Friday night at The Center. Blue Ribbon News had the pleasure of being front row and center to record the two-act comedy […]

Rockwall Newcomers & Friends welcomes new members to join in all their fun

Rockwall Newcomers & Friends welcomes new members to join in all their fun

ROCKWALL, TX (August 10, 2021) If you love to meet new people, cook, read, craft or play games, Rockwall County Newcomers & Friends is for you! Rockwall Newcomers is an active organization that meets the second Thursday of each month, September through May, at Occasions at Stone River, 1250 FM 2453 in Royse City. Occasions […]

Charge your phone while recharging with a book at Rockwall County Library

Charge your phone while recharging with a book at Rockwall County Library

(ROCKWALL, TX) The Friends of the Library recently gifted the Rockwall County Library with a multi-device charging station for patrons to use while reading or using the upstairs computers. It has 10 connections for up-to iPhones, Androids, and/or tablets. A library card is not required to use the charging station, but users are responsible for […]

Rockwall County Library to host Annual Holiday Fashion Show

(ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 24, 2019) Mark your calendars for 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12 for the Rockwall County Library’s annual Chico’s Holiday Fashion Show. During this special fundraising event, the Friends of the Library will strut the library’s holiday runway and model outfits and accessories carefully selected by Chico’s that are guaranteed to dazzle […]

Rockwall County Newcomers elect new officers

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX. (July 21, 2015) The Rockwall County Newcomers and Friend Club recently elected officers for 2015-2016. Officers are: President Robyn Liane, 1st Vice President/Programs Mary Thacker, 2nd Vice President/Membership Barbara Bowman, Treasurer Audrey Baxley, and Secretary Jo Anderson. The first luncheon meeting of the new year will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, September 10th […]