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Here at Rhoads Memorial Library, we join everyone in rejoicing that temperatures are cooling and some much needed rain has fallen. As our precipitation chances increase, perhaps you need to be prepared to spend time indoors with a good book.

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National Hispanic Heritage Month 2026 is currently being observed and is the focus of Rhoads Memorial Library’s display for September and October.

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The mission statement of most libraries, including Rhoads Memorial Library, is to “foster a lifelong love of reading and learning.”

LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

Compiled off the Internet by Jeff Blackmon, Publisher of the Hereford BRAND41. I was wondering why the ball was getting bigger. Then it hit me.42. England doesn’t have a kidney bank, but it does have a Liverpool.43. What do you call the wife of a hippie? A Mississippi.44.

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September, 2026, has arrived and activities are picking up here at Rhoads Memorial Library, as well as in other venues in our fair city.Dimmitt Book Club will begin their new club year on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in our meeting room.

LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

Compiled off the Internet by Jeff Blackmon, Publisher of the Hereford BRAND23. My friend drove his expensive car into a tree and found out how his Mercedes bends.24. Becoming a vegetarian is one big missed steak.25. I can’t believe I got fired from the calendar factory.

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New books are arriving here at Rhoads Memorial Library with increased frequency.

LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

Compiled off the Internet by Jeff Blackmon, Publisher of the Hereford BRANDNewspaper Humor Ideas Things You Know If You Live in a Small Town1. You wave at people you don’t know because you probably know their cousin.2. “Going to town” means driving 10 minutes.3.

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“The Wizard of Oz” is featured as the Display for the month of August here at Rhoads Memorial Library.

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The final Terrific Tuesday for 2026 was held here recently at Rhoads Memorial Library.