149 N. Main Street
Cross Plains, TX 76443
Tel: 254/725-7722
Fax: 254/725-6629
http://www.crossplainslibrary.com
The Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Is all this talk about Poe inspiring you to write? Well, get those creative pens ready and join us! Area libraries are partnering with us to promote a "Round-Robin" style story for their staff and patrons. Only the imaginations of the writers know where it will take us. Here's how it works: We have written "The Tell-Tale Start" to a frightening (and possibly humorous) tale. We will e-mail the tale to the first participant on the list, who adds 2-6 paragraphs and sends it back to us. We then forward it to the next participant on our list... and so on, until the final paragraph is written on Oct.30, and the story is read at our "Nevermore" Memorial Service. Participants will receive a copy of the completed tale with credits to each of the writers. Sponsored by our friends at KASLE Energy, Inc.
Event Location: Cross Plains POE-blic Library, RoundRavenCP@gmail.com, Cross Plains, TX 76443
At our September After-School Adventure Program the children will decorate paper bags and make greeting cards with Poe themes for the Oct.11 "Meals-on-Wheels Mystery Bags" deliveries and the Oct.17 "Ravin' About Poe." Sponsored by our friends at Target.
Event Location: Cross Plains POE-blic Library Children's Discovery Center, 149 N. Main Street, Cross Plains, TX 76443
"Like" us to receive our daily Facebook POE-stings. Each day will reveal an interesting fact and thought-provoking question about Edgar Allan Poe and/or his writings. Sponsored by our friends at 'Tween Peaks.
Event Location: Facebook - Cross Plains Public Library, Cross Plains, TX 76443
You are invited to a special party celebrating "Murder at the 'Meet the Author'" mystery theater. For only $15 you get entry into our "mocktail hour" with fancy hors d'oeuvres (plenty to eat - both savory and sweet) and non-alcoholic "mocktails," plus a special seating ticket for our production which allows early entry into the auditorium to pick your seat prior to general public admittance, and a play program. Tickets go on sale Aug.15th. Contact the library at 254-725-7722 for special seating tickets.
Event Location: Cross Plains High School Cafeteria, 700 N. Main Street, Cross Plains, TX 76443
Join us in the quiet town of Crossed Plains where, once again, murder and mayhem abound. Our murder-mystery theatre, which spoofed Cross Plains, was a hit last year, and many of the cast are returning to delight you once again. There are new faces in town stirring up trouble, too. General seating tickets (only $10) go on sale Aug.15 at the library or call 254-725-7722 to ask about our special Pre-Carnage Party with early seating for $15.
Event Location: Cross Plains High School Auditorium, 700 N. Main Street, Cross Plains, TX 76443
Join the senior citizens for a different showing each week of an Edgar Allan Poe tale followed by discussion of the story. Today's feature is a "taletube" animated production. New attendees will receive a large-print edition of "Edgar Allan Poe: Great Horror Stories." Free refreshments available.
Event Location: Cross Plains Senior Citizens' Center, 108 N. Main Street, Cross Plains, TX 76443
Texas Heritage Bank president Dave Estes will be the town crier (complete with costume) to ring in The Big Read, while Mayor Ray Purvis proclaims October as "Everything Poe" month, followed by a ribbon-cutting ceremony renaming the library during the month of October as the Cross Plains POE-blic Library. Then, enjoy "Poe-inspired" refreshments at an Open House celebrating the event.
Event Location: Cross Plains POE-blic Library, 149 N. Main Street, Cross Plains, TX 76443
Do you enjoy solving a challenging POE-zzle? Then, stop in the library each week and pick up a different puzzle to decipher. There are original word search, crossword, scrambles, and cryptograms based on the life and stories of Edgar Allan Poe to enlighten and entertain you. Bring your completed entries to the library by Thursday, Oct.25, where correct entries will be entered in our drawing for a grand POE-rize to be awarded at the "Nevermore" Memorial Service on Oct.31st.
Event Location: Cross Plains POE-blic Library, 149 N. Main Street, Cross Plains, TX 76443
Do you enjoy playing "hidden objects" computer games? Come to the library and conquer any one of these: "Midnight Mysteries: The Edgar Allan Poe Conspiracy," "Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue," "Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Premature Burial," or "Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Black Cat." Reach the bonus level and earn a FREE Edgar Allan Poe/The Big Read T-shirt! Sponsored by our friends at Rock Chalk Ranch.
Event Location: Cross Plains POE-blic Library, 149 N. Main Street, Cross Plains, TX 76443
All ages are invited to enter our writing contest. Judges will be looking for the most creative work of fiction tying the Columbia Space Shuttle Tire to Edgar Allan Poe. Compositions may be prose or poetry, but must either be written in the style of Poe or be tied to one of his stories. Deadline is Thursday, Oct.18, and winners will be announced and prizes awarded at the "Nevermore" Memorial Service on Oct.31. Stop by the library for a list of contest rules and an entry form. Sponsored by our friends at Rock Chalk Ranch.
Event Location: Cross Plains POE-blic Library, 149 N. Main Street, Cross Plains, TX 76443
Get 5% off your Halloween pumpkin if you mention Coleman Public Library or Edgar Allan Poe at Garner's. Then decorate your pumpkin and bring it to the Coleman Public Library and we'll add it to our display.
Event Location: Garner's Garden Center, 1303 Hwy 84, Coleman, TX 76834
Cross Plains Area Genealogical Society will discuss their genealogy and identify ancestors who were writers, detectives, alleged ghosts, victims of foul play, or otherwise mysterious folks. Guests are invited to attend and let the experts show you how to dig up the skeletons in YOUR closet.
Event Location: Cross Plains POE-blic Library, 149 N. Main Street, Cross Plains, TX 76443
Join the Kiwanis for breakfast and then learn about The Big Read from library board members.
Event Location: Jean's Feed Barn, 349 W. SH 36, Cross Plains, TX 76443
Come-and-go as your schedule allows for a FREE brown bag lunch each week as we read, discuss, dissect, and analyze the poetry of Edgar Allan Poe. Attention will be paid to the time period of each poem and how Poe's personal life influenced its creation. Attendees will receive a copy of "The Raven and Other Favorite Poems" by the famed author.
Event Location: Cross Plains POE-blic Library, 149 N. Main Street, Cross Plains, TX 76443
Join us each week for a Poe-to-Movie event. We kick off this week with Poe's most famous poem, "The Raven," followed by a discussion and meal. Participants are invited to stay and attend Project Pride's program on "An Evening With Robert E. Howard."
Event Location: Cross Plains POE-blic Library, 149 N. Main Street, Cross Plains, TX 76443
Robert E. Howard is famous for his creation of "Conan,the Barbarian." but his writings included so much more! Project Pride members will explain the various genres and share concepts from each one. Attention will be focused on the poems of Howard as influenced by Poe.
Event Location: Cross Plains POE-blic Library, 149 N. Main Street, Cross Plains, TX 76443
Get a haircut in October and Connie will donate 10% to the Cross Plains Cancer Fund if you can quote the first stanza of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven." Call Connie for an appointment at 254-725-6318.
Event Location: Connie's Cuts and Curls, 716 S. Main Street, Cross Plains, TX 76443
Join us after school to view Edgar Allan Poe's "The Gold Bug," then use your imagination to create edible "bug" snacks. Sponsored by our friends at Target.
Event Location: Cross Plains POE-blic Library Children's Discovery Center, 149 N. Main Street, Cross Plains, TX 76443
In keeping with Edgar Allan Poe's "The Gold Bug" theme from yesterday, Cross Plains Public Library and the Cross Plains ISD kindergarten and first-grade students will participate in Jumpstart’s premiere national campaign Read for the Record (presented in partnership with the Pearson Foundation), when people across the country will be encouraged to read the children’s book "Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad," by David Soman and Jacky Davis. School teachers will read the book to their students that day, and library staff will read the book for anyone who wants to participate. A copy of the book is available for checkout also. Sponsored by our friends at The Brown Foundation, Inc, of Houston.
Event Location: Cross Plains POE-blic Library, 149 N. Main Street, Cross Plains, TX 76443
Join us for our annual book sale, where even a POE-r man can afford to buy a book! All titles are just $1 per sack. Enjoy these radio broadcasts while you shop: "The Gold Bug," "The Imp of Perverse," and "Ligeia," performed by Vincent Price, and "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Pit and the Pendulum," and "The Raven," performed by Basil Rathbone.
Event Location: Cross Plains POE-blic Library, 149 N. Main Street, Cross Plains, TX 76443
Listen to Miss Sue's delightful reading of this hilarious tale! Children of all ages will enjoy the antics that Edgar, Allan, and Poe, use to avoid eating their vegetables. Sponsored by our friends at Target.
Event Location: Cross Plains POE-blic Library Children's Discovery Center, 149 N. Main Street, Cross Plains, TX 76443
Cross Plains High School Band Flash Mob! You never know when they'll strike! It won't be today but be on the lookout all month for their "spontaneous" appearance!
Event Location: About Town, Cross Plains, TX 76443
Stop by our booth at the Cancer Walk for FREE Cotton Candy and FREE books. There will be contests and prizes. All proceeds benefit the Cross Plains Cancer Fund. Some materials provided by our friends at Galesburg Public Library in Galesburg,IL.
Event Location: Cross Plains High School, 700 N. Main Street, Cross Plains, TX 76443
Join the senior citizens for a different showing each week of an Edgar Allan Poe tale followed by discussion of the story. Today's movie features actor Jeffrey Combs. New attendees will receive a large-print edition of "Edgar Allan Poe: Great Horror Stories." Free refreshments available.
Event Location: Cross Plains Senior Citizens' Center, 108 N. Main Street, Cross Plains, TX 76443
Author Mark Finn will join our Book-to-Movie event. This week will feature "The Tell-Tale Heart" and then Finn will give a presentation titled "Edgar Allan Poe, Robert E. Howard, and the Gothic Tradition." Everyone is invited. Free copies of Poe's works will be distributed.
Event Location: Cross Plains POE-blic Library, 149 N. Main Street, Cross Plains, TX 76443
Our friends in Coleman invite everyone to view the "The Black Cat" starring Vincent Price in the TIllman Community Room. This 1934 horror film was the biggest hit of that year and exploited the popularity of Poe and his genre. The movie will be followed by poetry from the book "Nevermore." Everyone is welcome and refreshments will be served.
Event Location: Coleman Public Library, 402 Commercial Avenue, Coleman, TX 76834
Join Miss Sue for this after-school four-part reading of James Howe's hilarious tale. Each week children will enjoy theme-based crafts and snacks while listening to this frightening, yet funny tale with friends Bunnicula, Chester the Cat, Harold and Howie. Sponsored by our friends at Target.
Event Location: Cross Plains POE-blic Library Children's Discovery Center, 149 N. Main Street, Cross Plains, TX 76443
Volunteer drivers will deliver decorated mystery bags of "Poe" goodies to "Meals-On-Wheels" recipients with their meals.
Event Location: Cross Plains Senior Citizens' Center, 132 S. Main Street, Cross Plains, TX 76443
"Who shall presume to imitate the colors of the tulip, or to improve the proportions of the lily of the valley?" ..."Nature is to be exalted rather than imitated"... -Edgar Allen Poe's short story: "The Landscape Garden." The Cross Plains Garden Club invite you to join them in the Mozelle Richardson room of Texas Heritage Bank for a short meeting; then, everyone will travel to Rolan Jones' to tour his gardens and view demonstrations on organic gardening. The public is invited.
Event Location: Texas Heritage Bank, Cross Plains, TX 76443
Join the senior citizens for a different showing each week of an Edgar Allan Poe tale followed by discussion of the story. Today's production features Vincent Price. New attendees will receive a large-print edition of "Edgar Allan Poe: Great Horror Stories." Free refreshments available.
Event Location: Cross Plains Senior Citizens' Center, 108 N. Main Street, Cross Plains, TX 76443
Stop in the library for Teen Read Week and pick up a FREE copy of a different gothic tale each day: Monday - "Kiss of Life" by Daniel Waters; Tuesday - "Passing Strange" by Daniel Waters; Wednesday - "Queen of the Dead" by Stacey Kade; Thursday - "The Van Alen Legacy" by Melissa De La Cruz. Hurry, while supplies last! Sponsored by our friends at First Book Marketplace.
Event Location: Cross Plains POE-blic Library, 149 N. Main Street, Cross Plains, TX 76443
Visit our "POE-a-tree In Motion" in the Children's Discovery Center. Watch as the gentlest breeze sets the poetry of Edgar Allan Poe swaying. Visit the display at various times during the month to see it lose its "leaves" as autumn sets in - until the tree is bare. Constructed and maintained by the Cross Plains GED students.
Event Location: Cross Plains POE-blic Library, 149 N. Main Street, Cross Plains, TX 76443
"Death and Debauchery reign in the castle of Prince Prospero (Vincent Price), and when it "reigns"... it pours! Prospero has only one excuse for his diabolical deeds--the devil made him do it! But when a mysterious, uninvited guest crashes his pad during a masquerade ball, there'll be hell to pay as the party atmosphere turns into a 'danse macabre'!" (Amazon.com editorial review) Join us this week as we view the movie and then travel to Jean's Feed Barn for dinner and discussion.
Event Location: Cross Plains POE-blic Library & Jean's Feed Barn, 149 N. Main Street and 349 W. SH 36, Cross Plains, TX 76443
Join our friends at Coleman Public Library as they host "The Tell-Tale Heart" starring Robert Reynolds and Michael Sollazzo in the Tillman Community Room. The movie is based on one of Poe's most popular horror writings that display his dark and mysterious subjects. Poetry from "Nevermore" will follow and refreshments will be served. Everyone is invited.
Event Location: Coleman Public Library, 402 Commercial Avenue, Coleman, TX 76834
Join Hoyt Foster for a reading of both original and Poe works while you relax and enjoy a "Poe"-inspired menu with treats from our ASAP children. Afterward, indulge in cake and ice cream as we celebrate the October birthdays of our senior citizens.
Event Location: Cross Plains Senior Citizens' Center, 108 N. Main Street, Cross Plains, TX 76443
Put a spring in your step with a spa treatment for your feet. Girling Health Center will hold a POE-diatry Clinic featuring foot massage, water bath, nail trimming and cuticle removing. Ladies, top your pedicure off with beautifully painted toenails. Listen to old-time radio broadcasts of Edgar Allan Poe classics while you sit back and relax.
Event Location: Cross Plains Senior Citizens' Center, 108 N. Main Street, Cross Plains, TX 76443
Join the senior citizens for a different showing each week of an Edgar Allan Poe tale, followed by discussion of the story. Today's feature is a taletube animated production of "The Tell-Tale Heart." Attendees will receive a large-print edition of "Edgar Allan Poe: Great Horror Stories." Free refreshments available.
Event Location: Cross Plains Senior Citizens' Center, 108 N. Main Street, Cross Plains, TX 76443
"Talk about a tortured artist! Oscar winner Ray Milland is Guy, a medical student and painter whose obsessive fear of being buried alive compels him to build himself a tomb with a view, equipped with everything he can think of to escape death. But it's when his long-suffering wife convinces him to destroy the tomb that he finds himself in the gravest danger!" (Amazon.com editorial review) Join us this week to view the movie and then travel to Jean's Feed Barn for dinner and discussion.
Event Location: Cross Plains POE-blic Library & Jean's Feed Barn, 149 N. Main Street and 349 W. SH 36, Cross Plains, TX 76443
Give the gift of life! Our friends in Coleman are hosting a blood drive for students 16 and 17 years old. Superintendent Richard Holloway has approved an "early lunch pass" for students who donate and T-shirts will be handed out. All donors will be entered in a drawing for a gift basket full of prizes. Students 17 and under must have parental permission to give blood. High school seniors who give blood are eligible for the Red Robe Program.
Event Location: Coleman Senior Center, 916 S. Concho St., Coleman, TX 766834
Join the senior citizens for a different showing each week of an Edgar Allan Poe tale followed by discussion of the story. Today's feature is an A&E Bio production, "THe Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe." New attendees will receive a large-print edition of "Edgar Allan Poe: Great Horror Stories." Free refreshments available.
Event Location: Cross Plains Senior Citizens' Center, 108 N. Main Street, Cross Plains, TX 76443
Bring your decorated pumpkins to Coleman Public Library, where entries will be displayed on Halloween and a winner announced at 5:00pm in the Tillman COmmunity Room. Open to all ages. Winner gets a Poe Tote Bag full of goodies and a $15 Subway gift certificate.
Event Location: Coleman Public Library, 402 Commercial Ave, Coleman, TX 76834
This week will feature an A&E Bio presentation "The Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe," followed by a discussion at Jean's Feed Barn. Everyone is invited. Free copies of Poe's works will be distributed.
Event Location: Cross Plains POE-blic Library & Jean's Feed Barn, 149 N. Main Street and 349 W. SH 36, Cross Plains, TX 76443
Stop in the local Post Office and take advantage of our 1-day only original pictorial POE-stmark which was designed by Judy Luter to commemorate the end of our "Everything Poe" celebration. Sponsored by our friends at KASLE Energy, Inc.
Event Location: United States Post Office, 101 N. Avenue D, Cross Plains, TX 76443
Pre-schoolers and parents are invited to attend Storytime where the children will be delighted with the antics of Edgar, Allan, and Poe as they try to avoid eating their vegetables. Children will play "Pass the Pumpkin." Snacks and crafts will follow.
Event Location: Coleman Public Library, 402 Commercial Avenue, Coleman, TX 76834
Coleman Public Library will be participating in the community-wide "Trunk or Treat" on Halloween, followed by Mayor Carolyn Merriman reading "The Raven" at 6:00pm and a showing of the movie "The Raven" at 6:30pm. Everyone is invited to attend. Students who attend will be entered in a drawing for a gift basket that includes a "go-to-lunch early" pass, and lunch delivered to them at the school.
Event Location: Coleman Public Library, 402 Commercial Avenue, Coleman, TX 76834
Join us for a tribute to Edgar Allan Poe and The Big Read as we conclude our month-long celebration with a Memorial Service. The service will include these events: a reading of the "Round Raven" tale; awarding of prizes for "TIRE-d of the Same Old Story?" writing contest; a drawing held for winners of Edgar Allan's POE-zzle contest; and the retiring of the life-size bust of Poe.
Event Location: Cross Plains POE-blic Library, 149 N. Main Street, Cross Plains, TX 76443
