September is Library Card Sign-Up Month, making it a great time to discover all the wonderful things your library card has to offer.
Your card gives you free access to books, eBooks, audiobooks, movies, magazines, programs, and so much more.
If you don’t have a library card yet, stop by and sign up! Already have one? Bring a friend or family member and show them what we have to offer.
Tuesday, Sept. 15 is National Voter Registration Day. Ellis County Election officials will be at the library from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to help community members register to vote and answer questions about the registration process.
Stop by the library and take advantage of this opportunity to make sure you’re ready to participate in upcoming elections.
Sept. 15 also marks the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs through Oct. 15.
Visit the library to explore our special book displays, find reading recommendations, and learn more about the history, culture, and contributions of Hispanic Americans.
We hope you’ll make the library part of your September! Stop by, see what’s new, and discover all that the Ferris Public Library has to offer.
NEW BOOKS: “Whistler” by Ann Patchett, “Weddings” by Danielle Steel, “It Could Have Been Her” by Lisa Jewell, “Taste of Home Quick & Easy Weeknight Dinners: With 200 Plus Recipes for Fast and Family Friendly Meals” (Dewey 641) by Taste of Home, and “Judy Blume: A Life” (Dewey BIO) by Mark Oppenheimer.
BOOK BLURB: “Whistler” by Ann Patchett, released June 2026.
When Daphne Fuller and her husband Jonathan visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art, they notice an older, white-haired gentleman following them.
The man turns out to be Eddie Triplett, her former stepfather, who had been married to her mother for a little more than year when Daphne was nine.
Now 53, Daphne hasn’t seen Eddie for many years, not since the fateful event that changed the direction of both their lives.
Meeting again, time falls away; while their relationship was brief, it had a profound impact on them both, and now that they are reunited, they have no intention of ever being separated again.
“Whistler” is a story about two adults looking back over the choices they made, and the choices that were made for them.
It’s a story about bravery, memory, the often small yet consequential moments that define our lives, and the endless stream of loss that in time comes for us all.
Beautiful in its simplicity, it is ultimately about how love endures, and how the feeling of being known by one other person, even for a short period of time, can change everything.
The library is located at 301 E. 10th St., across from Mutz Ballpark. Library staff may be reached at ferrislibrary@ferristexas.gov or (972) 544-2110, Option 9.