Mchs Community Library, serving an area of 2,400 residents, has a collection of 15,400 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 600 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 310 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public. Staffing consists of one employee, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $1,800. Patrons make 12,000 visits annually, and check out materials 18,000 times. Fifty-four percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
Location:
8115 Us Highway 43, Guin Alabama 35563
Telephone
205-468-2544
Other Public Libraries nearby:
(Adamsville) Adamsville Public Library
(Arley) Arley Public Library
(Jasper) Carl Elliott Regional Library
(Jasper) Carl Elliott Regional Library
(Hamilton) Clyde Nix Public Library
(Columbus) Columbus-Lowndes Public Library
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06/15 Coming to The Guin area
Mountain Brook Spring Art Show Mountain Brook AL April20 Up to one hundred local member artists
will display original artwork for sale in an outdoor setting in quaint Mountain
Brook near Crestline Village. Artwork available will range in size from minis to
extra large canvases and all price ranges. Jazz band will be featured and food
will be available at field.
Panoply Arts Festival Huntsville AL April26-28 Each spring in the heart of the Rocket City the arts are in full bloom at the Panoply Arts Festival.
Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum Car Show Birmingham AL October11-13 Triumph Dealers of North America display,
Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum Merchandise Trailer featuring event TShirts, Pins, and Posters,
Official Barber Vintage Festival event merchandise,
Southern Vintage Fire Apparatus Association display, and
Concessions
Kentuck Festival of the Arts Northport AL October19-20 Nationally and internationally acclaimed folk artists,
270+ folk, visionary, and contemporary artists and expert craftspeople presenting their work to you,
free hands-on art-making for children in Kentuck for Kids and throughout the park,
interactive live demonstrations by expert craftspeople—basketmakers, blacksmiths, woodworkers, traditional potters, fiber and fabric artists, quilters, jewelers, and a glassblower,
live music and story-telling, food and fellowship.
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