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Today's Red River county Public Library, housed in the Dr. Melvin Marx, Jr. Memorial Building, began life at the Chamber of Commerce building in 1962. a remarkable community effort was involved; the Rev. and Mrs. Raymond Judd and Dr. Melvin Marx spearheaded the drive, with the major participation of Mr. and Mrs. Pat C. Beadle; Mrs. Charles Grant; Mr. Eugene Bowers; Mrs. Don Black; Mrs. J. R. McCulloch; and a host of others who over the years have contributed essential support.
Support continues to come from County and Clarksville City governments and the public throughout the county. The library is governed by a Board that is made up of the following county residents.
| Jim Clark President |
Susan Hughston Vice President |
Lisa Cornelius Secretary |
| Everett Brunson | Eleanor McCluer | Martha Wilkins |
| Lawana Byers | Gaines McCulloch | Carroll Wolf |
| Eloise Douglas | Bobbie Morgan | Dick Wren |
| Karen Goodman | Martha Sue Stroud | |
| Shirley Henderson | Robert Stroud |
| Monday | 12:00 p.m. till 5:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday | 9:00 a.m. till 12:00p.m.* & 1 p.m. till 5:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 12:00 p.m. till 5:30 p.m. |
| Thursday | 12:00 p.m. till 5:30 p.m. |
| Friday | 12:00 p.m. till 5:30 p.m. |
| Saturday | 9:00 a.m. till 12:00 p.m. |
| * Story Time is at 10 a.m. for preschool children |
Any County resident may get a library card. All new residents must give a reference and present a driver's license or other form of valid identification showing local address before obtaining a library card. There is no charge for a card. There are some limitations on the number of items checked out to new patrons. Check with a librarian for details.
The Library has over 40,000 items in its collection. Included are books, books on tape, videos, books and cassettes for children, magazines, newspapers and microfilm. The Library also has a nice genealogy section.
Most items are checked out for a two week period. Videos are checked out for two days. Late fees for items not returned by due date are $0.10 per day for items other than videos, which are $1.00 per day. Books may be borrowed through this Library from Interlibrary Loan. Borrowers are responsible for return postage.
There are three computers available for public use. All of these are connected to the Internet. The E-mail address for the Library is: rrlibrary@email.com.
P. O. Box 508
Clarksville, Texas 75426