Sterling Library buzzes with active readers in Texas town
A freelance writer recalls Baytown's Sterling Municipal Library, nicknamed SMS, as a lively hub in the Non-Fiction section. The piece contrasts past stern quiet with modern access and programs while noting travel to North Carolina and a tour speaker. It praises Internet access, media, and open checkout rules, inviting readers to visit.
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Baytown
Sterling Municipal Library
North Carolina
Carolinas
Sterling Library
Humble Oil
Art League opens Holiday Magic on Baker Street
The Art League of Baytown hosts its annual arts and crafts gift gallery Holiday Magic on Baker Street from 6 to 8 p.m. at 407 W. Baker Suite H. The event features pottery paintings jewelry fiber arts ceramics bookmarks and ornaments with sales benefiting a building fund. The shop will run Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays 1 to 5 p.m.
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Art League of
Baytown
W. Baker
Suite H
Baker Street
Art League
Fall Family Festival and Community Activities List
WB Entertainment and Baytown Flea Market host a Fall Family Festival from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the parking lot with free food games prizes and entertainment. Various church and community events follow including G.O.D'S Time classes worship services open mic night bingo Torah study and senior activities at multiple local venues.
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WB Entertainment
Baytown
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Comfort Suites
Interstate 10
VFW
N. Main
Nochum Schwartz
Citizen Conference Center
West Texas Avenue
Eminence Baptist Church
On This Day November 26 Through History Highlights
A compact history snapshot lists events on November 26 across years including 1825 Kappa Alpha founded at Union College, 1832 New York City streetcar service begins, 1942 Casablanca world premiere in New York, 1943 HMT Rohna sinking with 1,138 dead, 1950 China enters Korean War, 1956 death of Tommy Dorsey, 1973 Rose Mary Woods testimony on Watergate tape, and local Baytown Sun notes on 1949 dredge Velasco, 1999 Brunson Theater roof talk, plus 2002 Baytown city manager Gary Jackson appointment. Quotes and contact info follow.
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Roosevelt
Kappa Alpha
Union College
Schenectady
N.Y
New York City
Humphrey Bogart
Ingrid Bergman
New York
Algeria
China
United Nations
U.S
South Korea
Tommy Dorsey
Nixon
Rose Mary Woods
Reagan
John Tower
National Security Council
Bush
Congress
Worcester
Mass
The
Associated Press
Velasco
Baytown
la Porte
Carl O. Bue Jr
Houston
Coady
Gary Jackson
San Jacinto Battleground
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Randy Cunningham
Cedar Bayou
CUB Scouts
Cedar Bayou United
Goose Creek
Masonic Lodge
Goose Creek Masonic Lodge No. 1192
R.W. Lloyd Blackstock
D.D.G.M
Masonic District 30F
Highlands Community Center
Highland Woods Drive
Crosby Community Center
Anne Vandagriff
St. James House
West
Baker Road
Max Bowl East
Ward Rd
Lee College
Hare Rd
Market St
Kroger
Toric
Lynchburg
North Landing
Lynchburg Road
City of Baytown Parks and
Baytown Optimist Club
Market Street
Lois Manier
LaPorte Ladies Group
LLG
Alcoholics Anonymous
Light of Christ Lutheran Church
South Broadway
Call
Highlands
San Jacinto
Highlands Woods Drive
Ladies Bowling League
Ward Road
Mary Ann Cowley
Happy Quilters
Lisa
Baytown Sun
Ken Fountain
Brittny Kirksey
Ty Andrews
SUN History
Rosa Luxemburg
the Sun
David
Bloom
David Bloom
David. Bloom
Baytownsun.com
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!