ROCKWALL (March 10, 2014) Pancakes, syrup and sausage will be on the menu at the All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast to benefit the Rockwall County Reading For Adults Program on Saturday, March 22nd, 2014, at Applebee’s located at 687 E. Interstate 30,Rockwall, TX 75087. Hosted by Applebee’s, the Reading For Adults\volunteers and tutors will staff the restaurant […]
ROCKWALL (February 14, 2014) Spring Break 2014 activities are FREE and will take place in the first floor meeting room at the Rockwall County Library, located at 1215 E. Yellowjacket Lane, at the corner of Yellowjacket Lane and Townsend Drive. Monday, March 10, 2014, at 11:15 a.m.: The Rockwall County Library will be the place Where […]
Volunteer tutors can help change the world…one word at at time ROCKWALL (December 19, 2013) The Rockwall County Library Reading for Adults (RFA) Literacy Program offers FREE educational classes including: English as a Second Language (ESL) GED Studies and Preparation U.S. Citizenship Preparation Adult Literacy Studies With an enrollment of 300 students, RFA has convenient […]
ROCKWALL ( November 4, 2013) Saturday, November 23 at the Rockwall County Library: Rockwall’s Harmonic Motion School of Classical Ballet presents 30 minutes of highlights from its upcoming performance of “The Nutcracker.” The FREE performance is the perfect way to introduce children ages 3 and up to this holiday classic. Parents should bring cameras for pictures […]
(ROCKWALL COUNTY – October 30, 2013) This year, the Rockwall County Library’s Reading for Adults program has held 1,538 class meetings and impacted the lives of 655 students, thanks to efforts of 79 volunteers donating an amazing 7,833 3/4 hours. A Tutor Appreciation Event was held October 28 at the library, where volunteers were recognized […]
(ROCKWALL – Oct. 10, 2013) Meals on Wheels Senior Services Rockwall will sponsor the 3rd Annual Caregiver Conference on Friday, October 18, 2013 at Rockwall County Library, 1215 E. Yellowjacket Lane. Guest speakers include Andy B. Crocker, M.S. Extension Program Specialist Gerontology and Health, Texas AgriLife Extension; Doni Green, North Central Texas Area Agency on Aging; Neal […]
(ROCKWALL – October 9, 2013) For the second consecutive year, Rockwall will celebrate International Observe the Moon Night at the Rockwall County Library. Rockwall is participating in this global event on Saturday, Oct. 12th, in conjunction with hundreds of other host sites on every continent. International Observe the Moon Night is an annual event dedicated […]
(Rockwall) May 27, 2013 –At the May meeting of the Friday Study Club, held recently at the Rockwall County Library, outgoing President, Becky Cecil, presented the library an annual donation from the club. Librarian Marcine McCulley accepted the contribution and thanked the organization for its continued support. It was reported that the funds would be […]
(ROCKWALL-May 10, 2013) Reading for Adults, the Rockwall County Library Literacy program will hold summer ESL conversation classes, and GED preparation classes, June 3rd, 2013 – July 11, 2013. Anyone interested in attending, or volunteering, please call the Literacy office at 972-204-7705. Fall classes will begin September 3rd, 2013. Submitted by Carol Cease, Adult Literacy […]
(ROCKWALL COUNTY-April 27, 2013) The Reading for Adults program of the Rockwall County Library celebrated WORLD BOOK NIGHT April 23 by distributing copies of Fahrenheit 451 to the GED preparation classes. WORLD BOOK NIGHT is an annual celebration designed to encourage love of reading books to light and non-readers. Tuesday is the second annual celebration […]