BY STACEY LANKFORD / Library Manager
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It’s Homecoming week, and we’re celebrating with a special Homecoming Craft at the Library on Thursday, Oct. 16 from 4 to 5 p.m. Kids and families can make spirit gear and decorations to show off their Ferris pride for the big game on Friday, Oct. 17!
Get in the Halloween mood at the Ferris Public Library on Thursday, Oct. 23 from 4 to 5 p.m. We’ll kick things off with a fun Halloween craft and then enjoy a showing of It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! All supplies and refreshments are provided, just bring your Halloween spirit and costumes welcomed.
Make your voice heard! Early voting for the Constitutional Amendment and Joint Election will take place at the Ferris Public Library on Thursday, Oct. 30 and Friday, Oct. 31 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Skip the Election Day lines and stop by the library to cast your ballot early! If you prefer, Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4 and polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the library.
The City of Ferris and Leaders at Heart Academy, in partnership with the North Texas Food Bank, will host their monthly Mobile Food Pantry on Thursday, Oct. 16, starting at 9 a.m. at 1000 Ferris Road. Please note: The Mobile Food Pantry has moved from the third Wednesday of each month to the third Thursday going forward. If you have any questions or are interested in volunteering, please contact Mr. Knight at tjknight@leadersatheart.education.
NEW BOOKS: “Buckeye” by Patrick Ryan, “The Locked Ward” by Sarah Pekkanen, “That Last Carolina Summer” by Karen White, “Nordic & Finn” by Peter Brandvoid, and “Fort Buzzard” by J.A. Johnstone.
BOOK BLURB: “Buckeye” by Patrick Ryan, released Sept. 2, 2025.
In Bonhomie, Ohio, a stolen moment of passion, sparked in the exuberant aftermath of the Allied victory in Europe, binds Cal Jenkins, a man wounded not in war but by his inability to serve in it, to Margaret Salt, a woman trying to obscure her past. Cal’s wife, Becky, has a spiritual gift: She is a seer who can conjure the dead, helping families connect with those they’ve lost. Margaret’s husband, Felix, is serving on a Navy cargo ship, out of harm’s way – until a telegram suggests that the unthinkable might have happened.
Sweeping yet intimate, rich with piercing observation and the warmth that comes from profound understanding of the human spirit, Buckeye captures the universal longing for love and for goodness.
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.
