Help Petey Check out a Book During “Library Card Sign-Up Month”

September is Library Card Sign-Up Month. Throughout the month the Nicholson Memorial Library System will be encouraging citizens of all ages to register for library cards and will host a special activity for children ages 12 and younger.

The activity, Help Petey Check out a Book, features Petey the Pirate and other Petey characters from the library’s summer reading programs. To participate, children will take Petey into the book stacks and take a photo of him with their parents’ smartphone or one of the library’s iPods. They can then email the photos to a library staff member and receive a small prize.  Please be aware that the photographs may be used in print and/or electronic media at the Library’s discretion. Call 972-205-2517 for more information.

Children can participate in this activity throughout the month of September at any Garland Library location. Adults ages 18 and older can register for library cards for themselves or their children by producing a current, correct Texas Driver’s License or State ID at any Garland Library.

The libraries of the Nicholson Memorial Library System include:

Central Library, 625 Austin St., 972-205-2517

North Garland Branch Library, 3845 North Garland Ave., 972-205-2804

South Garland Branch Library, 4845 Broadway Blvd., 972-205-3934

Walnut Creek Branch Library, 3319 Edgewood Dr., 972-205-2585