Friends of Monroe County Public Library

02/25/2026

🩵FRIENDS OF MONROE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 📚
BOOK BULLETIN
FEATURED TITLE: *GONE BEFORE GOODBYE* 🤚
AUTHORS: Reese Witherspoon & Harlan Coben
REVIEW BY: Kay Dobson, President, FMCPL
REVIEW SUMMARY: Maggie McCabe is a skilled Army surgeon who has lost her medical license, her surgeon husband, and her purpose. She is given a second chance to practice by performing surgeries for wealthy, anonymous clients overseas. What seems like a wonderful opportunity to use her skills again to help people turns into a fast-paced thriller with plenty of twists and turns.

02/14/2026

❤️ Friends of Monroe County Public Library📚wish everyone a thoughtful Presidents’ Day🇺🇸 and suggest exploring a presidential 🎩biography or a book on the lives of First Ladies. We’ll see you at the 🏛️library on Tuesday!

02/09/2026

💜Friends of Monroe County Public Library 📚 are excited about the🎉 celebration 🎉of✨100✨years of stories📖, music🎶, and the Library that aided so many homegrown authors 📓✍🏽and musicians🎤🎷 who now 💫SPARKLE LIKE STARS💫, regionally and nationally. We’re counting down the days to 🗓️April 16, 2026.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS for APRIL 16, 2026, AND SAVE THE DATE!! GET READY FOR THE BIGGEST ANNIVERSARY PARTY THIS YEAR!
Your library is about to enter its centennial year with an anniversary celebration like no other! Join us for an evening filled with Alabama Music, Alabama Art, Alabama Food, and of course Books by Alabama Authors. Details coming soon!!
Boys in the Band: The Alabama Tribute is brought to you by the Monroe County Public Library and Studio 205, Inc.
of Monroe County Public Library

02/02/2026

Robbie Kennedy, Immediate-Past Bake Sale Manager of 💙Friends of Monroe County Public Library📚(FMCPL), hands the position off to 2026 FMCPL🎂Bake Sale Manager Sammye Long.

01/23/2026

Monroe County Judge Sonya Stinson officially installed 💙Friends of Monroe County Public Library 📖 (FMCPL) 2026 officers during a special ceremony on January 15, 2026 at the Library, the participants of which are pictured, left to right: Immediate-Past President Sandy Smith, Treasurer Donna Craig, Secretary Karen Lynn Tucker, Vice President June Herring, President Kay Dobson, and The Honorable Sonya Stinson. (Photo by Monroe Journal Reporter Lee Peacock.)

01/17/2026

❤️Friends of Monroe County Public Library📚 observe 🕊️Martin Luther King Jr. Day, ⚖️ celebrating a life dedicated to learning, compassion, and community. We look forward to your returning to the Library when it reopens.

The library will be open tomorrow from 8:30 AM unitl noon. We will be closed on Monday.

01/08/2026

Friends of Monroe County Public Library proudly claim Harper Lee as our hometown author, and to share the quote of the day which is from her classic novel, "To Kill A Mockingbird."

Harper Lees quiet line from To Kill a Mockingbird continues to resonate because it exposes how deeply human perception is shaped by bias. This article explores how selective seeing and listening influence judgement, power and everyday interactions, drawing from the moral tensions of Maycomb to moder...

12/31/2025

💛📚Friends of Monroe County Public Library 💙📚hope that in this New Year, you RESOLVE TO JOIN US IN SUPPORTING THE MISSION OF PROVIDING LIFE-LONG LEARNING AT THE LIBRARY!
🎉Happy New Year 🎉— Friends of Monroe County Public Library.

Happy New Year Patrons! Our free public wifi is always on. Password is posted near our front door. Any items left in our blue book drop box during this week/weekend will be accepted without any fines being charged. Thank you for supporting your library all year long and we are looking forward to a wonderful 2026!

12/23/2025

"❤️Friends of Monroe County Public Library📚wish everyone a very Merry Christmas! We are so proud to support the mission of the Library and hope everyone enjoys some great holiday reading during the break. 🎄📚"

12/19/2025

💙Friends of Monroe County Public Library 📚 say, "CHECKMATE ♟️ BOREDOM" at Monroeville Chess Club at the Library 📚 —where great minds meet, learn, and enjoy fellowship. Let the games begin . . . it's a smart move for our community!Monroe County Public Libraryrary5847

In just 30 days, we will welcome the Monroeville Chess Club to the library! This is a brand new club and the membership is growing. The library will provide up to five chess sets and clocks, but players are encouraged to bring their own. MCC meets on the second floor of the library in the large adult activity room. Must have a current library card to participate and this is a free activity and partnership between the library and the Monroeville Chess Club.

11/15/2025

🎄MONROEVILLE & WHOVILLE residents may, suggests 💙Friends of Monroe County Public Library📚, have a GRINCHY GOOD TIME at the Library!✨
Come snap a selfie—
don’t worry, he’s tame 😄📸,
Even if Christmas mischief
is part of his game! 🎁✨
He’ll grin and he’ll grumble,
he might even twitch 😬💚—
(It’s simply the nature
of being the Grinch!) 🎄😏
So visit the Library
and join in the cheer 📚❤️—
Take a Whoville-worthy photo
that you will hold, dear!📸💫

We are so excited!! The Grinch is coming back to Monroeville! Mark your calendars!