Hog Hammock Public Library
Hog Hammock Public Library is in the historic community known as Hogg Hummock on Sapelo Island, Georgia. We are a PINES library and a member of the Three Rivers Regional Library System based in Brunswick, Georgia.
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Location:
Sapelo Island, GA, 31327
Phone:
912-485-2291
Tues - Wed:
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

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Hog Hammock Public Library Join us for "Edgar Allan Poe & the Emergence of Black Noir," a discussion about African-American mystery writers, 2-3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Sapelo Island Visitors Center, on the mainland at Meridian Dock.

Source: paulinehopkinssociety.gsu.edu
Explore the official web site of the Pauline Hopkins Society, featuring prose selections from Hopkins' works, a bibliography of text and online resources, and current scholarship about Hopkins, African American nineteenth century author, activist, editor, and historian.
Pat Vondal
Pat Vondal
Who wouldn't be interested in a library called Hog Hammock Public Library! Let's hear it for all public libraries! Broaden yor horizons and check out a book by Pauline Hopkins.
November 18 at 12:55pm
Susan R
Susan R
Ooooh, I am always excited to hear about a new activist/historian I didn't know about.
November 18 at 7:20pm
Pat Vondal
Pat Vondal
Me, too! I hadn't heard about Ms. Hopkins before.
Sun at 7:42am
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Hog Hammock Public Library Put a hold on "Push" by Sapphire (more than 30 copies are available through the PINES network), and then check out the critically acclaimed new film "Precious," which is based on the novel.

Source: blogs.wsj.com
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" is Sparking Reviews Divided On Issues of Sex, Race and Class.
Naima Major Berry
Naima Major Berry
i've had enough of lee daniels and the dark side of black life: the predatory copss, the numb black mothers, the deranged murderers, and now the brutalized pecola breedlove! show me some complexity please. (how about we stab him to death and go to jail and and come out and... you know flip the script!! i know this story through and ... Read Morethrough but in real life she was a beautiful girl, a real life beyonce lookalike raped not by a low income brute of a father but by an upstanding member of the bourgeois black community stepfather. oh yeah and mom knew, went along with it, put the youngest daughter of 8 girls in jail when she told! so nah, i'll pass. read "wife of the gods."
November 9 at 12:03pm
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Hog Hammock Public Library Trick-o-treating, Sapelo style.

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Hog Hammock Public Library Archaeologists
Dr. Ray Crook and Dr. Nicholas Honerkamp are good friends of our
library. Read about archaeology on Sapelo Island, and start planning
your vacation now to join us for our annual Archaeology Day next
Memorial Day at the library.

Source: www.utc.edu
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Hog Hammock Public Library Our library raised more than $1,000, gave away children's books and met a lot of library fans at the Cultural Day festival on Saturday. If you couldn't make it, you can still get involved by becoming a Friend of the Hog Hammock Public Library. Go to hoghammock.wordpress.com for details.

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Hog Hammock Public Library The guest author for Cultural Day will be Michele Nicole Johnson, manager of Hog Hammock Public Library. She'll be signing her book, "Sapelo Island's Hog Hammock" at the library booth. (Need tickets? Call 912-485-2197.)

Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
Michelle Nicole JohnsonISBN: 9780738568478# of Pages: 128Publisher: Arcadia PublishingOn Sale Date: 03/09/2009Search Inside
Kim Siegelson
Kim Siegelson
congrats Michele! I'll order a copy from Amazon!
October 25 at 5:36am
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Hog Hammock Public Library Did you know? The Hog Hammock Public Library has published a book. "Sapelo Island: A Self-Guided Tour" is one of many items that will be on sale at our booth at the Cultural Day festival this Saturday. Call (912) 485-2197 for ticket information.

Source: hoghammock.wordpress.com
Our library gift shop generates revenue for our operating expenses. We sell used and new books — including the New Testament Bible in Gullah, “Sapelo Island’s Hog Hammock” and “In ...
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Hog Hammock Public Library We're counting down to Cultural Day. It's not too late to get tickets (call 912-485-2197). If you come, be sure to stop by the library's booth and get your geek on!

Source: geekthelibrary.org
Yes, librarians geek, too. See what they are passionate about and why they think the public library is a vital community resource.
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Hog Hammock Public Library Our forgetful library lady didn't include Stephanie's photo.

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Hog Hammock Public Library Congratulations to Sapelo's Stephanie Grovner, who won third place in the CoastFest Art Competition. We're proud of you Stephanie!

October 9 at 11:14am
Heather Reader
Heather Reader
Congratulations!!!
October 9 at 11:16am
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Hog Hammock Public Library From the archives... Kofi McDonald of Expressions of Africa leads an African drumming workshop at the Hog Hammock Public Library on Jan. 13, 2007.

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Hog Hammock Public Library Libraries really do have the power to change people's lives. Please support your local library with your wallet and at the voting poll. For more information about how you can get involved, visit www.geekthelibrary.org.

Source: www.npr.org
In 1950s Arkansas, Olly Neal didn't care much for school. Then he wandered into the library and stumbled onto a book by author Frank Yerby. The discovery changed the life of a boy who was, in Neal's memory, "a rather troubled high school senior."
Naima Major Berry
Naima Major Berry
beautiful story.
October 3 at 9:08pm
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Hog Hammock Public Library Downloadable audiobooks are now available at the Hog Hammock Public Library and all of the member libraries of the Three Rivers Regional Library System. For details, visit our site at hoghammock.wordpress.com or the Three Rivers site at www.trrl.org.

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Hog Hammock Public Library Celebrate Banned Books Week! Check out Toni Morrison's "Beloved" or "The Bluest Eye," Alice Walker's "The Color Purple," Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart" and many other banned classics at the Hog Hammock Public Library.

Source: www.alastore.ala.org
Designed by Carolyn Forsman, the bracelet features The Color Purple, Howl, Go Ask Alice, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, To Kill A Mockingbird, and Annie on My Mind.6-3/8" circumference
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